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Why were the Spanish and Portuguese so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia?(1 point)
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They had never traveled to Asia before.
They had never traveled to Asia before.
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.
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 wanted to use new sailing technologies.
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They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.
(Seeking direct sea routes to Asia let Spain and Portugal bypass Muslim and Venetian middlemen who controlled overland and Mediterranean trade in spices and luxury goods.)
(Seeking direct sea routes to Asia let Spain and Portugal bypass Muslim and Venetian middlemen who controlled overland and Mediterranean trade in spices and luxury goods.)
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