Question

When historians investigate how the Spanish and Portuguese built their empires, they notice(1 point)
Responses

neither country was successful in building empires in the age of exploration.
neither country was successful in building empires in the age of exploration.

there are no similarities between these countries’ empire-building efforts.
there are no similarities between these countries’ empire-building efforts.

the Spanish and Portuguese did not follow advice from the Catholic Church when they began exploring.
the Spanish and Portuguese did not follow advice from the Catholic Church when they began exploring.

many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.
many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.

Answer 1

many similarities between how the two countries engaged in this process.

Both relied on royal sponsorship of voyages, maritime technology, missionary activity, trading posts and colonies, exploitation of native peoples and resources, and legal/administrative systems to govern overseas territories (e.g., Treaty of Tordesillas).