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How did Vasco da Gama’s success in opening a seagoing trade route to Asia help Portugal?
It allowed Portugal to make new maps of the East.
It allowed Portugal to block other nations’ explorations.
It allowed Portugal to build a trading empire.
It allowed Portugal to trade with the East for the first time.
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It allowed Portugal to build a trading empire.
By rounding Africa and reaching India, da Gama opened a direct sea route to Asian markets, letting Portugal bypass middlemen, establish coastal forts and trading posts, control spice trade routes, and build an overseas commercial empire.
By rounding Africa and reaching India, da Gama opened a direct sea route to Asian markets, letting Portugal bypass middlemen, establish coastal forts and trading posts, control spice trade routes, and build an overseas commercial empire.
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