Question

Which of the following was a cause of the Age of Discovery? (4 points)

a
Agreements with civilizations in the Americas

b
Desire to learn about cultures from other lands

c
The large number of deaths from the bubonic plague

d
The search for more sources of wealth and trade

Answer 1

D. The search for more sources of wealth and trade

Step-by-step explanation:

In the 1400s, European empires competed with one another in order to be the supreme power in the world. In order to achieve that, most of them realize that they need to increase their economic power.

This prompted many empires to invest in explorations in order to seek potential slave labors and cheap resources from smaller /weaker countries. They planned to accumulate the resources and sell it in higher price in order to improve their nations' wealth. These explorations marked the beginning of the Age of Discovery.