An early motivation for Portuguese maritime exploration was to
a. gain access to the sub-Saharan gold trade.
b. find buried treasure near Madagasacar.
c. discover the "New World."
d. find the Christian kingdom of Prester John.
e. quell political dissent.
ANSWER:
a
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