HELP ASAP Select the reasons why Europeans wanted an all-water route to the Orient:

The Italians had a monopoly on Mediterranean trade.
Extremely high prices were caused by the difficulty of moving Eastern goods to Europe.
Ottoman Turks had captured Constantinople.
They had ships that desperately needed employment.
Ships traveling water routes could carry more goods.
Traders refused to carry silk or cinnamon.

Europeans wanted an water route to the orient because ships traveling from water routes could carry more goods and also water route were less costly than land routes.

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