A Key Difference Between Western European Voyages of Exploration and Those

question 12

Multiple Choice

A key difference between Western European voyages of exploration and those carried out by China during the fifteenth century was that

• A) European explorers had the benefit of financial support from their governments.
• B) Confucian philosophy supported the idea of trade and exploration as virtuous activities.
• C) Asia was rich and Europe relatively poor.
• D) Europeans were ahead in terms of navigational and shipbuilding technology by the early fifteenth century.

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