What was the reason for the travel during the Middle Ages?
What was the reason for the travel during the Middle Ages? In the lives of real medieval people, global travel typically fell into the categories of religious pilgrimage, warfare (i.e. the conflicts often called the Crusades) or long-distance trade.
Why did people start traveling?
Travel for the purpose of commerce and trade took explorers to strange lands to meet other people, and bring back riches of unfathomable value. Wealthy Greeks and Romans began to travel for leisure to their summer homes and villas by the sea in cities like Pompeii and Baiae.
Why did humans start Travelling?
The first evidence of human travel comes from the migration of Homo erectus from Africa to Eurasia over a million years ago. Quite logically, our ancestors traveled in search of food, water and better living conditions (we still do).