What motivated european nations to finance voyages of exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
a) a desire to spread democracy
b) christian church doctrinea
c) desire for riches, knowledge, and power
d) the need for additional land

C) desire for riches, knowledge, and power

Explanation:

According to my research on the European conquest of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, I can say that based on the information provided within the question the European's were motivated completely by the desire for riches, knowledge, and power, much like everyone in that era. One of the most famous voyagers and explorers of this era was Christopher Columbus, who is the voyager thought to have discovered America.

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