Ming China Didn't Develop Seafaring for Commercial and Military Because

Multiple Choice

Ming China didn't develop seafaring for commercial and military because commercial maritime expectations fell short and

A) the emperor feared outside contacts and influence.
B) the peasantry were a strong voting lobby and refused to support it.
C) the merchants were opposed to losing their domestic markets.
D) the Mongol threat from the north and west took priority over seafaring.
E) the Japanese merchants undercut the market and stole China's trading partners.