Exploration was primarily Economic

<Tab/>The age of European Exploration was primarily an economic event because the urge to explore, to find a trade route, was sparked by economic endeavors. By the 1400's Europeans wanteed to buy Asian products, such as jewels, silk, cinnamon, pepper and cloves. Overland trade was expensive and frequently prevented by middle-man countries. <Tab/>Turkish Muslims controlled the overland route between Europe and Asia. They also controlled …

…pepper and cinnamon, to take back to Portugal to prove he had reached Asia. <Tab/>When the new world was first discovered by Christopher Columbus the urge to find more territory grew. Countries began funding expeditions to gain territory, material wealth from silver, gold, and furs, and to create new colonies. This was obviously an economic event because each country was looking into their economic best interest when funding these explorers.