Author Question: All of the following helped the Portuguese to become the first to reach Asia EXCEPT a. their ... (Read 80 times)

WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

All of the following helped the Portuguese to become the first to reach Asia EXCEPT

a. their experience with the waters of the Atlantic.
b. early use of the compass and new sailing technology.
c. intense involvement in the fight against Muslims in Iberia.
d. the Portuguese caravel.

Question 2

The authors argue that Europe possessed what advantage in overseas exploration?

a. Superior technology
b. Its geography, being almost all peninsula.
c. Having superior finished materials to trade.
d. High agricultural productivity.