All of the Following Set into Motion the Chain of Events

question 70

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.