There are no untrue statements on the list you have provided.
B. It encouraged exploration for a new trade route
The answer to this is true.
Its true because in Europe it was consider as the Middle East because it is in the middle if you look at the map.
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Land and air are examples of Natural Resources. They are known as natural resources because they are existed in a natural way. It can't be destroyed nor made.
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