Sa result of the age of exploration, western european nations a) became more and more isolated. b) opened up asia for western dominance. c) controlled more and more international trade. d) established the feudal system of landholding.

The answer is C.

The Age of Exploration encompasses from the 15th century to approximately the end of the 18th century, and it was characterized by the imperialist expansion of Western European nations around the world. During this period, mercantilism was the economic policy of European powers and, since it stressed the importance of the possession of precious metal for the wealth of a Nation-State, it encouraged them to look for gold and silver in distant regions. Therefore, the European powers needed to establish colonies in order to achieve this goal. These colonies became important nodes of the new global market that was taking shape and the European powers controlled all of it, producing a wide transfer of metals, species, slaves, food, plants, and animals among other commercial goods and communicable diseases between different parts of the world.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.

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