Which statement does not accurately explain a motivation for the Age of Exploration?
A. Europeans needed access to new trade routes.
B. Europeans looked to spread the philosophy of humanism.
C. European states competed with each other for resources.
D. Europeans wanted to spread Christianity.

B

Explanation:

I chose B because all of the other options were vital in the age of exploration, with missionaries being established everywhere, Christopher Columbus attempting to find another route to Asia, and European countries competing with each other.

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