Question
Determine the effects of the Portuguese maritime empire in the Indian Ocean. (1 point)
Possible Answers
The Portuguese maritime empire continued the Columbian Exchange, expanded global trade, and led to the suppression of the Ottoman and Chinese empires.
The Portuguese maritime empire took over entire nations and changed their government structure from becoming monarchies.
The Portuguese maritime empire allowed the Portuguese empire to grow in terms of trade, but it was unable to have any significant impact on the peoples around the Indian Ocean.
The Portuguese maritime empire led to the end of the Columbian Exchange, expanded global trade, and led directly to the slave trade.
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The Portuguese maritime empire continued the Columbian Exchange, expanded global trade, and led to the suppression of the Ottoman and Chinese empires.
The Portuguese maritime empire took over entire nations and changed their government structure from becoming monarchies.
The Portuguese maritime empire allowed the Portuguese empire to grow in terms of trade, but it was unable to have any significant impact on the peoples around the Indian Ocean.
The Portuguese maritime empire led to the end of the Columbian Exchange, expanded global trade, and led directly to the slave trade.
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GPT-5 mini
The first option.
It best fits: the Portuguese expanded global trade and helped continue the wider Columbian/early modern global exchanges; their naval actions disrupted existing Muslim (Ottoman-linked) Indian Ocean networks (though they didn’t fully destroy the Ottoman or Chinese states).
It best fits: the Portuguese expanded global trade and helped continue the wider Columbian/early modern global exchanges; their naval actions disrupted existing Muslim (Ottoman-linked) Indian Ocean networks (though they didn’t fully destroy the Ottoman or Chinese states).