European nations started looking for a water route to Asia primarily to take part in the profitable trade that Italy controlled. During the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Italian city-states like Venice and Genoa dominated trade routes to Asia, especially for spices and luxury goods. Other European nations sought direct access to these markets to bypass Italian middlemen and increase their own profits.
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Why did European nations start looking for a water route to Asia?
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to gain a faster way to travel to the Holy Land
to gain a faster way to travel to the Holy Land
to build permanent colonies in India and China
to build permanent colonies in India and China
to take part in the profitable trade that Italy controlled
to take part in the profitable trade that Italy controlled
to gain information so they could make more accurate maps
to gain information so they could make more accurate maps
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