Why did italian merchants join the efforts of portuguese mariners in searching for an atlantic route to india in the fifteenth century?
c. waning french power in the mediterranean opened the way for them.
d. italians were eager to obtain an alternative source of slaves outside the middle east.
b. the weakening of the ottoman empire made it possible for them to ship through the strait of gibraltar and into the atlantic.
a. the rising power of the ottoman empire restricted their overland access to asian trade.

Gretchen opens a high-end bakery in a busy section of town. customers pay top dollar for her quality baked goods. just two months later, emily opens a bakery across the street. she also sells baked goods but uses lower- quality ingredients and has a less appealing shop. some of gretchen's customers take their business to emily's bakery because her prices are lower. which industrial revolution-era system or movement is reflected in this scenario? o a. romanticism o b. marxism o c. social criticism o d. capitalism