Europeans Began to Search in Earnest for an Alternate Route

question 43

Multiple Choice

Europeans began to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia after

• A) they read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo.
• B) they became aware of the spices available there.
• C) the city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade.
• D) Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares.
• E) the Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.

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