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What hindered the Europeans from traveling by land from Europe to Asi in the 14th and 15th centuries?

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The rise and expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th & 15th centuries made land travel to the east difficult.  Christopher Columbus underestimated the circumference of the Earth and believed that a westward sea route would be a quick and easy alternative.

I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.
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During the early Renaissance period, there was nothing  even remotely resembling   a "Nation-state" in Europe. As  another writer above has asserted correctly, the Turks were a problem. But, so too were the local nobles, who were constantly warring, using mercenaries when necessary, robbing and pillaging for booty and sport. Success in overland trade was totally hit or miss, thus the attempts via sea to trade; which over time became vulnerable  to piracy. Just a messy hodge-podge all around.

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The Black Death, 1348

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