The desire to round the southern tip of Africa to reach the Indian Ocean was originally motivated by
a. the gold trade.
b. the slave trade.
c. the silk trade.
d. the spice trade.
e. none of these.
ANSWER:
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).