Yolo County opens shelter. Yolo County has opened a shelter to assist those affected by the Oroville Dam spillway evacuation at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in the home arts building, 1250 East Gum Avenue, Woodland.
Many explorers thought they could find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Instead of Asia, they found North America. For a long time, explorers tried to sail around or find a passage through North America.They called the route they were looking for the Northwest Passage.hile they were looking for a shorter route to Asia, European explorers found a new land. The explorers met Aboriginal Peoples in the new land they visited. The explorers began to trade with them. Sometimes the explorers also fought with them.
E. Napp Europeans Search for New Trade Routes In this lesson, students will be able to define the following terms: Reasons for European Exploration of New Trade Routes Prince Henry the Navigator Bartholomeu Dias Trade With Asia During the 1300s and 1400s, Arab merchants carried goods from Asia to the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Other European countries wanted to profit from trade with Asia. They began to search for new trade routes. Prince Henry the Navigator was determined to help Portuguese explorers discover new trade routes. Dias was the first European explorer to circumnavigate Africa. Once Dias proved that the circumnavigation of Africa was possible, others followed.