When historians investigate how the Spanish and Portuguese built their empires, they notice(1 point)

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the Spanish and Portuguese did not follow advice from the Catholic Church when they began exploring.
the Spanish and Portuguese did not follow advice from the Catholic Church when they began exploring.

many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.
many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.

neither country was successful in building empires in the age of exploration.
neither country was successful in building empires in the age of exploration.

there are no similarities between these countries’ empire-building efforts.

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The most accurate response is:

many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.

Both the Spanish and Portuguese employed similar strategies in exploring and establishing their empires, including the use of navigation technologies, maritime innovations, and military conquest, as well as their ambitions for trade and resource extraction.