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AP European History
Unit 1 – Renaissance and Exploration
Topic 1.6
How might a Marxist critique view the economic motivations driving the Age of Exploration?
It was motivated primarily by a religious mission to spread Christianity.
It was spurred purely by intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
It was driven by capitalist interests to exploit resources and labor in new lands for profit.
It was an effort to establish diplomatic relations with indigenous societies.
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