What was the driving force behind the europeans’ desire to find an oceanic route to asia?

After world war 1 immigration was based on

Lloyd’s of london was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. a major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. what were these risk-takers known as? a. joint-stock companies b. investors c. underwriters d. merchants e. capitalists

What originally inspired countries to band together in intergovernmental organizations (igos) ? (apex) a. climate change b. a period of peace c.population decline d. global conflicts