Question

How did the rise of nation-states make sea exploration possible?

a. New kings wanted their people to live in other lands.
b. To be a country, nation-states must send out explorers.
c. Nations sent explorers to get glory, land, and riches.
d. The riches from exploration paid for the new nations.

Answer 1

One of the main ways in which the rise of nation-states made sea exploration possible is that "c. Nations sent explorers to get glory, land, and riches", since the New World brought with it the opportunity for explorers to find massive amounts o gold, silver, and other riches.