All of the Following Set into Motion the Chain of Events

question 1

Multiple Choice

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World EXCEPT

• A) economic hardships and overpopulation at home.
• B) growing power of ambitious governments behind them.
• C) they sought contact with a wider world.
• D) they sought territories to conqueror.
• E) they sought new places to trade with.

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Definitions:

Moles

A unit of measurement used in chemistry to express amounts of a chemical substance, defined as containing exactly 6.02214076×10^23 particles.

Newman Projection

A method of visualizing the conformation of a chemical compound by projecting its bond structure along a chosen bond axis.

Anti Conformation

A spatial arrangement in molecules where substituents on adjacent carbons are positioned as far apart as possible, reducing steric strain and often seen in Newman projections.

Butane

A saturated hydrocarbon with the formula C4H10, consisting of four carbon atoms linked in a straight chain or branched.