What difficulty limited what is now modern Italy in engaging in external overseas exploration during the 1400s?
A) Italy lacked competent sailors in its Italian city-states, principalities, and kingdoms.
B) Italy was bitterly divided into many competing, independent free cities, principalities, and small kingdoms that were often at war with each other.
C) The Italian city-states, principalities, and small kingdoms lacked sufficient economic resources to sponsor organized external explorations.
D) Many Italian sailors preferred working for other European governments than for leaders of their own Italian city-states, principalities, and small kingdoms.
Answer: B
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