Because the Silk Road was too long to travel so they wanted a shorter way to Asia.
Answer: It sped up the manufacturing dramatically, It allowed factories to produce more products at a faster rate. It had also reduced the labor hours benefiting workers.
*dont just blindly trust my answer
B) internet
I THINK this may be the answer because Those all physically do increase due to growing demand. The internet dosnt exactly grow in that regard
A group of bishops or one pope