Question

Select all the correct answers.

Which two events spurred the need to chart new maritime routes?

A. An increasing population forced Europeans to look for new lands to colonize.

B. The Turks captured Constantinople, closing the path to the Silk Road.

C. Europeans developed the economic system of mercantilism and needed reserves of gold and
silver.

D. Europe witnessed a period that historians refer to as a "dark age."

E. The spread of smallpox killed most of the Taino people.

Answer 1

B. The Turks captured Constantinople, closing the path to the Silk Road.

And

E. The spread of smallpox killed most of the Taino people.