The claim made in the second paragraph that a historian would likely cite to demonstrate how the European expansion created a truly global economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is <em>A. Merchants of different ethnic groups seek to engage in trade with China.</em>
The efforts of the Europeans in seeking trade with Asians and Africans expanded the global economy in many ways. They increased the wealth of nations along the trade routes as they created many cities.
Thus, the claim that a historian would likely cite to show how the European expansion created a truly global economy is <em>A.</em>
