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Contact, Imperialism and Colonization Unit Test
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Why were the Spanish and Portuguese so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia?(1 point)
Responses
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
7 of 307 of 30 Items
Question
Why were the Spanish and Portuguese so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia?(1 point)
Responses
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best response to the question of why the Spanish and Portuguese were so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia is:
**They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.**
This choice highlights their desire to establish direct trade routes to Asia to increase their profits and influence, as well as to reduce the costs and complications associated with relying on intermediaries in the trade network.
**They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.**
This choice highlights their desire to establish direct trade routes to Asia to increase their profits and influence, as well as to reduce the costs and complications associated with relying on intermediaries in the trade network.