The control of most trade between asia and europe in the 1400s by arab and italian merchants caused a. disruption in trade of luxury goods brought overland to europe. b. europeans outside italy to search for direct access to asia. c. renaissance curiosity to spark a major religious revival in europe. d. europeans outside italy to seek direct access to north africa.

The control of the Arabs on the trading activity caused the Europeans outside Italy to search for direct access to Asia, so the answer is letter B. Spice and silk were the 2 most commonly sought items during these times. Spices were used to preserve and flavor the food of the Europeans. Prices, however were overpriced especially in cities such as Venice and Constantinople aka Istanbul. Europeans found this unfair so they later sought for the spice islands and would later establish colonies.