European overseas commercial expansion was aided by

Question

A.advances in shipbuilding and navigation
B.the centralized power of nation-states
C.European desires for wealth through trade
D.the desire for alternative trade routes to bypass the Ottomans
E.All of the above F. None of the above

I would say All of the above, am I right?

Answer 1

I agree. That is a central thesis of the book: " The Sea and Civilization" by Lincoln Paine, published by Alfred Knopf, 2013