Christopher Columbus did not only decide to search for the New World in order to gain new territory for Spain. Columbus was looking for another shipping route to reach eastern Asia. He happened to run into the New World, being the Americas, and initially believed he was reaching Asia. When studying World History it must be taken into account why Columbus was looking for another route to eastern Asia and what the trade situation was throughout the rest of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

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