Which phrase in this passage reflects the most important motivation for the english monarchs to sponsor expeditions to the indian ocean?

Taking into account the statement above: "Which phrase in this passage reflects the most important motivation for the English monarchs to sponsor expeditions to the Indian Ocean?"

The answer is: the phrase of the passage to reflects it is "advancement of trade of merchandise."

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affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts