試題詳解

34. These robust and persistent sailors gathered from all the nations of western Europe, and set out on the voyages that laid foundations for four great empires with no other power than sail and oar. Why were these voyages important?
(A) Sailors came from many countries in Europe.
(B) The voyages laid the foundations for western Europe.
(C) The foundations for empires were established.
(D) Western Europe lost its power.