The correct answer is C. It is during this time that Islamic scholars made advancements in technology, literature, philosophy, mathematics, asstronomy and the arts. It is this time where the Islamic world was ruled by caliphates. All Islamic scholars were ordered to gather and translate all of the world's knowledge.
Motivations for colonization: The French colonized North America to create trading posts for the fur trade. Some French missionaries eventually made their way to North America in order to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
President Thomas Jefferson had many reasons for wanting to acquire the Louisiana Territory. The reasons included future protection, expansion, prosperity and the mystery of unknown lands.