Question

Motivations for 16th-century European overseas exploration and expansion included all but which of the following?

A. Europe's growing population and limited agricultural resource base
B. competition among numerous small monarchies in Europe
C. declining wealth and land holdings of the European aristocracy
D. boredom with European food, culture and ways of doing things
E. search for commercial advantage and economic gain

Answer 1

• A. Europe's growing population and limited agricultural resource base.
• B. competition among numerous small monarchies in Europe.
• E. search for commercial advantage and economic gain.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The three reasons the Europeans set sail for the discovery of there lands were the sake of there economy, and religion and glory. As they wanted to improve there economy and make better use of the resources avail to them and they wanted to acquire more land and faster trading routes and in order to spread more of there religion.