Which of the following lists accurately describes the major motivations for European exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries?
A. The desire to spread Islam, curiosity about new lands in the
Americas, and the need of wealthy merchants to continue trade
B. The need for new trade routes to the east, the desire to spread
Christianity, and competition between European countries
C. The desire to find new goods to trade, the construction of faster
ships, and the need to learn American farming techniques
D. The need for new technologies, the desire to help indigenous
peoples in the Americas, and competition within the Ottoman
Empire