Why hadn’t europeans used maritime routes before the age of exploration?

a. they feared that the muslims controlling portugal and spain made maritime routes unsafe.
b. they didn’t have the ships and navigation skills to travel around africa to asia.
c. they focused on exploring europe for gold, silver, and other precious metals.
d. they were interested only in trading with other european nations.

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.

martin luther believed that selling indulgences was wrong and gave people a license to sin. the roman catholic church used the practice of indulgences to raise money for major building projects.