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

the rediscovery of Greco-Roman culture


a spirit of curiosity


Ottoman control of the Silk Road


the desire for wealth

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Answer:

the pursuit of trade

the spread of religion

desire for security

political power

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Answer:

ottoman control of the silk road

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