Question

Which of the following was one of drivers of European exploration in the 1400s and 1500s?

A. Europeans sought new trade routes to eastern Asia.
B. Europeans were driven out of Europe by aggressive Muslim empires.
C. Europeans were in a race against African countries to colonize the world.

Answer 1

One of the drivers of European exploration in the 1400s and 1500s was the fact that Europeans sought new trade routes to eastern Asia - A, given the fact that the long used Silk road had been compromised by aggressive control over that area by the bloodthirsty Ottoman empire.