Why was Portugal an unlikely nation to lead Europe into the Age of Exploration?
A) It lacked a strong leader who could initiate aggressive expansion.
B) It was a landlocked nation that had shown little interest in expanding its borders.
C) It had less than 2 percent of the population of Christian Europe.
D) The Catholic Church controlled the monarchy and resisted the idea of exploration.
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