Answer:
Decentralized
Explanation:
If I were to settle in a decentralized state, then the power wouldn't be consolidated in a single entity. This means I am less likely to have to pay a "Royal Tax" and if I'm lucky since I can read and write and have a modern education I could become a page in the local nobleman's court or perhaps join a monastery and work there. It would be a simple life but I doubt it would bring any unwanted attention which would be bad since I could be a "Witch" or "Devil" or something and be burned at the stake.
<span>A.
It included territory on five different continents.
- not true! only 3 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe
B.
It stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- this is true! it touched the Atlantic in today's Portugal and the Red Sea in Egypt!
C.
It covered all of Central and Eastern Europe.
- it didn't reach that far
D.
It encompassed all of Africa and most of Asia. </span>- definitely not, it covered only the northern tip of Africa and only a small part of Asia.
Answer: They were hoping to find a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
<span>Dwight D. Eisenhower</span>