HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Question
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The Dutch failed to compete with the Portuguese in Asia.
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The Portuguese were able to form a monopoly and chase out the Dutch.
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The Portuguese lacked the full sovereign powers in Asia that the Dutch had.
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The Dutch and the Portuguese joined forces to weaken the Spanish.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese explorers were at the forefront of European overseas exploration, which led them to reach India, establish multiple trading posts in Asia and Africa, and settle what would become Brazil, creating one of the most powerful empires.
Detailed explanation-2: -Improvements in technology. The motives for the Age of Exploration are often summed up as a search for “glory, God, and gold.” The long sea journeys, however, could not have taken place without technological progress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motivated by the desire for new markets and an ongoing opposition to the Muslims, Portuguese sailors had begun to explore the West African coast in the first half of the fifteenth century.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their main motive in seeking out the maritime route was the profitable spice trade, as well as their “religious fervour [and] national pride”. The capture of the port of Malacca in 1511 enabled the Portuguese to gain a foothold in the Southeast Asian spice trade.