what increased interest in the east?

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what increased interest in the east?

2007-09-10 10:05:25 · 2 answers · asked by Vicky Ngoc N 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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Spices, silk, and potential for gold and silver. Spices were worth many times their weight in gold, so it was worthwhile to sail around Africa early or to sail straight across the Atlantic later. Great amounts of money could be gotten for selling one ship-load of spices in Europe.

2007-09-10 10:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

as usual! oil; if not oil:gas!

2007-09-10 10:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by odisseo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋