Multiple choice

In which centuries did the European countries start searching for spices and textiles? 

  1. Fifteenth and sixteenth

  2. Seventeenth ans eighteenth

  3. Sixteenth and seventeenth

  4. Fourteenth and fifteenth

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the rise of European maritime powers like the Portuguese, Dutch, and English searching for direct trade routes to India for spices and textiles.