During the age of discovery, the purpose of most european explorations was to search for resources and trade routes and to
claim territory outside of europe.
find religious sites and relics.
bring food and supplies to the rest of the world.
expand the holy roman empire.

To search for resources and trade routes and to claim territory outside of Europe.
this is correct- the trade routes were mostly to improve trade with India (to get Indian spices)

find religious sites and relics.
Since Europeans had a Cristian majority, they would look for religious sites in the Holy Land, not in the New World

bring food and supplies to the rest of the world.
-this is false, Europeans were more selfish and rather cared about their own wealth

expand the Holy Roman Empire
- this is false and in fact most of the discoveries were done not by member states of the Holy Roman Empire

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