HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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looked on Africans as their inferiors.
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sought gold, silver, and precious gems.
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established forts throughout West Africa.
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failed in their attempts to trade with Ming China.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Access to commodities such as fabrics, spices, and gold motivated a European quest for a faster means to reach South Asia. It was this search that led the Portuguese down the coast of West Africa to Sierra Leone in 1460.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Portuguese create a trading empire stretching from Africa throught the Indian Ocean to India? They discovered a route to go around Africa to India. They established forts and trading ports along the African coast. They seized key ports around the Indian Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement is true about Portuguese exploration? The Portuguese found a trade route through the Indian Ocean to Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -What impact did Portuguese exploration have on the people of Asia? The Portuguese seized the seaport of Goa in India and built forts there. In 1511, they attacked and killed all the people defending the main port of the Spice Islands. Portugal broke the hold that Muslims and Italians had on Asian trade.