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Essay / What are the effects of Europeans on the Asian Sea? Chinese; however, both cultures were very expert and advanced in terms of naval warfare and exploration, making the seas and oceans a battlefield for both cultures. At the time, Europeans lacked land and opportunities for expansion due to the presence of many empires in a relatively small area. This led to the search for land. Political powers sought wealth and hoped to achieve it by conquering Asian markets as had been done in the West. Like the political powers, the Christian Church eagerly sought mass expansion and conversion, pushing for missions in foreign countries. Unlike European motivations, the reasons for Chinese commercial expansion were the desires and curiosity of a single Ming dynasty emperor that were not driven by aristocrats, the church, or learned nobility. While the general consensus of Europe pushed for expansion for economic, political, and religious reasons, this expansion was the work of an emperor who sought wealth to defend himself against the threat of the Mongols from around the world.
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