Europeans began to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia after
A) they read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo.
B) they became aware of the spices available there.
C) the city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade.
D) Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares.
E) the Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.

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The loss of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks closed off the land routes to the East, so Europeans had to find alternate means of reaching the rich markets of India and China.

Europeans Began to Search in Earnest for an Alternate Route