The correct answer is B) The prince educated navigators in the needed skills.
Portugal was the first nation to find an all-water route to the East because the prince educated navigators in the needed skills.
Prince Henry of Portugal was called "Henry the Navigator" because he supported navigation and exploration for his beloved Portugal. His navigation school was founded in 1418, in Sagres, Portugal. He sent his navigators to explore "The Sea of Darkness," so feared in that time.
The other options of the question were A) The merchants were fed up with paying the high prices for exotic eastern goods. C) Portugal already had forts along the entire coast of Africa to sail to India. D)Portuguese explorers were being pursued by Spanish ships and turned eastward.
