they needed things like tea and sugar to sell because with out it Europe wouldn't be as developed as well as it is today
Europeans were most intrested in spices from Asia.
with their eyes
in the "scramble" for Asia, Europeans had to deal with Japan.
they had no maps that show the world correctly, no navigation tools ad they had never traveled to Asia by sea.
spices and silk
In the scramble of Asia, Europeans had to deal with Japan.
silk
it was in 1111.
he traveled through Asia and he brought the first europeans to America
Europeans discovered that Southeast Asia was rich in mineral and agricultural resources (apex)
Europeans sought economic gain from natural resources in Africa and consumer markets in Asia.
Mostly, Asia had what they didn't....silk, spices and such.