The motive that played the biggest role in the European discovery of the New World was:
c.) Seeking new trade routes with Asia
Explanation:
1. During the 15th and 16th centuries, European nations were seeking new trade routes to Asia for valuable spices, silks, and other goods.
2. The existing trade routes were controlled by middlemen who made the goods very expensive by the time they reached Europe.
3. Explorers like Christopher Columbus were searching for a more direct route to Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
4. While Columbus actually landed in the Caribbean islands thinking he had reached Asia, this quest for a new trade route was a major driving force behind European exploration and discovery of the Americas.
This motive was the primary reason for European exploration and eventual colonization of the New World.
