Why were kings so desperate and determined to pay explorers so highly for a new route to East?

Because they weren't able to trade with East through the route that was established in the Middle Ages.

Explanation:

After the Ottomans conquered the Byzantine Empire they were the ones that dominated the route that connected Asia and Europe. Traders were not safe on that route and that is why rulers of European countries decided to finance sailors to find a new sea route. The first ones that did that were rulers of Spain and Portugal. Others followed.

he was in office from 1929 to 1933 and served as a reform governor, promoting programs to combat the economic crisis besetting the united states at the time. in the 1932 presidential election, roosevelt defeated republican president herbert hoover in a landslide.

explanation:

first it was savannah, then it was augusta, louisville, milledgeville, then atlanta.

i live in georgia.

-seth