Why did fifteenth-century europeans search for a sea route to asia? choose all answers that are correct.
a. europeans had begun to demand valuable goods such as silk and spices that could only be found in asia.
b. european merchants had manufactured goods to sell in asia but needed a way to get them there.
c. european monarchs were eager to learn more about asian culture.
d. the ottoman turks controlled the silk road, which was the main land route from europe through the middle east to asia.

During the fifteenth-century, Europeans weren't just out to search for a sea route to Asia, they had to search for one since the Ottoman Turks controlled the Silk Road, which was the main land route from Europe through the Middle East to Asia. Europeans had began to demand valuable goods such as silk and spices that could only be found in Asia since it has been quite useful to their daily living. Of course, in turn, European merchants had manufactured goods to sell in Asia for those valuable goods such as silk and spices, but when the land route wasn't available and safe anymore, they had to search for sea routes.