SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Europeans were trying to find a water route to ____, by traveling through the ____ Ocean. They thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.
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Asia; Indian
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America; Atlantic
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Antarctica; Southern
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Australia; Pacific
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Europeans desired a direct sea route to Asia, because the land trade routes were expensive and dangerous; they wanted to cut out the middle man, in order to save money and receive more product; and the European countries wanted to exert their own influence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus intended to cross the Atlantic Ocean to find a quicker sea route to Asia. On October 12, 1492, men on the Pinta saw land. Although Columbus and his men thought they had reached Asia, they actually landed on what would later be known as Watlings Island in the Bahamas.
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