Multiple Choice
Why did the European monarchs refuse to finance Columbus's venture?
A) Each monarch believed the world was flat.
B) Each monarch assumed Columbus had miscalculated the earth's circumference.
C) The monarchs were more comfortable investing their money in overland trade routes.
D) The Chinese controlled the oceanic routes to China and prevented all but a few European ships from entering Asia.
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