The primary motive for the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European voyages of exploration and discovery was the desire to
A. spread Christianity around the world.
B. verify the new scholarly theory that there were undiscovered continents.
C. gain direct access to the goods of Africa and Asia.
D. establish naval control of the seas.
Answer: C
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