Question

Which of the following best explains why the price of spices in Europe imported by the Portuguese declined?(1 point)
Responses

The Venetians sold the spices for less because they were so powerful they didn’t need the money.
The Venetians sold the spices for less because they were so powerful they didn’t need the money.

There was no longer a tax placed on goods from Muslim trader and Venetian intermediaries.
There was no longer a tax placed on goods from Muslim trader and Venetian intermediaries.

Bartolomeu Dias was able to find vast amounts of spices in south Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias was able to find vast amounts of spices in south Africa.

European desire for spices decreased and people were no longer interested in Asian luxury goods.

Answer 1

There was no longer a tax/markup from Muslim traders and Venetian intermediaries.

Explanation: Portuguese sea routes to Asia bypassed the overland/Mediterranean middlemen (Venetians and Muslim traders), removing their tolls and high markups and so lowering the price of spices in Europe.