Which of the following was one of drivers of european exploration in the 1400s and 1500s?

a. europeans sought new trade routes to eastern asia.
b. europeans were driven out of europe by aggressive muslim empires.
c. europeans were in a race against african countries to colonize the world.

Item 14 which statement is an accurate description of the transatlantic slave trade? africans were brought to the americas in a three-part system of triangular trade. slaves went from europe to africa, and then to the americas in a circle of trade. native american slaves were sent to europe in exchange for sugar and molasses. africans traded tobacco and furs for captured arabs whom they sold into slavery.