Question

why did european sugar plantations expand westward from the eastern mediterranean islands after saladins reconquest of jerusalem? multiple choice the sugar crop exhausted soil quickly, forcing plantations to move on a regular basis. the black death had decimated the labor force of the eastern mediterranean. the climate of the eastern mediterranean was not suitable for sugar. turkish bands kept marauding the eastern mediterranean islands.

Explanation:

Sugar - cane is a crop that depletes soil nutrients rapidly. After Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem, the need to find new, fertile land for sugar - plantations led to their westward expansion as the soil in the eastern Mediterranean was exhausted by sugar cultivation. The Black Death occurred later than Saladin's reconquest. The eastern Mediterranean was suitable for sugar cultivation historically, and Turkish band - raiding was not the main reason for the westward expansion of sugar plantations.

Answer:

The sugar crop exhausted soil quickly, forcing plantations to move on a regular basis.