European

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the movements to explore the new world increased rapidly. Among them was the arrival of the early Europeans on Americas. Europeans were interested in exploring the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries for different reasons. Some of the reasons that they explored were: to find a sea route to the species of Asia, to find gold, silver, and precious stones, to expand their knowledge of the world, to control a larger empire, and to expand Christianity. In Europe, many spices did not grow anywhere. They were only found in Asian countries like China, Japan, and India. It was very difficult to get the spices from Asia to Europe. Spices had to be brought across thousands of miles of dangerous mountains and deserts by spice traders, with bandits waiting to rob the spice caravans. The alternative was to bring the spices by ship, but the sea voyage was also dangerous because of pirates and storms. Since it was so difficult to get spices from Asia to Europe, spices were very expensive. Also, spices became even