Discuss the various reasons behind discoveries of New routes and New lands.

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<li>Missionary Zeal: The Christian Missionaries were inspired to discover New lands to spread their religion.</li>
<li>Renaissance: The curiosity to achieve difficult targets made the men voyage loving and adventurous.</li>
<li>Invention of Mariner’s Compass: It made the sailors confident that they would not lose the way in bad weather and prompted them to explore new lands.</li>
<li>Craze for Trade: When Turkey captured Constantinople and the old trade route, the enthusiastic traders did not lose hope. They set out to discover new routes.</li>
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