European merchants hoped to ___________ by sailing directly to Asia to obtain spices.
A) cut out the mostly Islamic middlemen in the Indian Ocean and eastern Mediterranean
B) avoid paying tariffs on their imports
C) find new markets for their exports
D) expedite the shipping process
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