Question

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Which was not a motivation for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

A.)Ottoman control of the Silk Road


B.)the desire for wealth


c.)the rediscovery of Greco-Roman culture

2.)Why did Prince Henry of Portugal sponsor voyages of discovery?

A.)He hoped to find routes to Africa.


B.)He was motivated by Columbus's voyages to the New World.


c.)He planned to be king.

Answer 1

Prince Henry wanted to circumnavigate the world.

Answer 2

so ... number 2 would be C ?

Answer 3

no sorry I think it was because he wanted to trade with the people of Africa

Answer 4

for the first one I think it would be a

Answer 5

1: The need for a land route to China.
2: He wanted to trade with the people of Africa.
3: It was designed with a special sail that allowed it to sail against the wind.
4: It allowed sailors to know their direction.
5: The Spanish destroyed the Aztecs' weapons.
6: To practice their religion.
7: The movement of plants,animals,and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
8: Tobacco.
9: Sugar plantations in the West Indies.
10: The sea journey made by slaves from Africa to the Americas.
11: Council of Trent.
12: The Columbian Exchange.
13: It helped spread literacy throughout Europe.
14: Conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
15: End of religious divisions in Europe [is the closest].
16: Construction of Versailles.
17: Construction of St. Petersburg.

Answer 6

I am not 100% sure though sorry :(