European Countries Like Spain and Portugal Began Exploring Africa and Asia

European countries like Spain and Portugal began exploring Africa and Asia in the late fifteenth century in order to:

A) have access to trade for goods like gold, spices, and textiles
B) prove that the world was round
C) explore new cultures and religions
D) find new lands where Europeans could live because Europe was becoming overpopulated after the Black Death
E) to conquer Indigenous peoples for slavery