1. what were european explorers looking for when they first arrived in the americas?
o gold
o silver
slaves
o trade routes to asia

answer: they were looking for trade routes to

asia

explanation:

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.