European felt the need to discover a new sea-route to India. Explain t – InterviewSolution

1.	European felt the need to discover a new sea-route to India. Explain the statement.
Answer» During ancient time, India has enjoyed an incomparable position in the whole world due to its economic, cultural and religious inheritance Due to this people of different nations of the world came to India. There was lots of demand for the Indian spices, muslin, silk cloth, indigo, etc. in the European countries. Trade between India and Europe was carried out through land route and sea route and at the center of these routes was Istanbul in Turkey. Turkish Muslims closed this route for Europeans as the conquered the Istanbul (Constantinople)in 1453. Since they could not do without the spices, the Europeans felt compelled to discover a new sea route.

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