Overseas exploration by Europeans was stimulated in the fifteenth century by
a. the need for slaves to replace peasants killed by the plague.
b. the desire of explorers to emulate the heroes of chivalry.
c. fear of Ottoman invasion and desire for new lands.
d. fear of expanding Chinese economic supremacy.
Ans: b. the desire of explorers to emulate the heroes of chivalry.
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