Asked by mic
Which motivation helped drive Columbus’s pursuit of a westward sea route from Europe to Asia?
A)the need to find a northwest passage to the Pacific*****
B)the impassable mountains and desert along the eastward land route
C)the interest in exploring new continents to the west
D)the desire to find a sea route to Asia before the Portuguese
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                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    A is not right.
What does your text say?
    
What does your text say?
                    Answered by
            mic
            
    i cant seem to find it in my text book and I have looked for over 30 mins
    
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    The Europeans didn't know there were continents west of Europe and east of Asia.  The explorers believed they'd reach Asia by sailing west of Europe.
    
                    Answered by
            mic
            
    Ty Write Teacher I appreciate both your help
    
                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    Just remember -- exploration, wars, etc. -- nearly everything governments do is for money and power. Columbus didn't go sailing west just to prove someone's philosophical point, and the Spanish king and queen didn't finance his journey out of the goodness of their hearts! They believed (or maybe they were gambling!) that there would eventually be great financial gain. 
    
                    Answered by
            Dwboutit
            
    The answer is "the desire to find a sea route to asia before the portuguese"
    
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