Why was trade with Asia so important to European nations? Asia was the only place Europeans could sell their wool and timber
Asia had highly prized goods that Europe didn't have
Europeans wanted to leam more about Asia,
Europeans could easily travel to Asia,

Asia had highly prized goods that Europe didn't have. so B is the answer

my cultural heritage consists of irish, german, native american, and others.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.