Portugal led Europe in maritime exploration for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A. they had long years of experience fishing in the Atlantic.
B. they took an early lead in the African slave trade.
C. Prince Henry hoped to convert the peoples of Africa to Christianity.
D. they discovered and colonized a number of Atlantic islands early in the 14th century.
E. they had more people and a more advanced economy than the other states of Europe.
Answer: E. they had more people and a more advanced economy than the other states of Europe.
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