Why were the Spanish and Portuguese so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia?(1 point)
Responses
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.