Asked by libby

Why were the Spanish and Portuguese so interested in finding new ways to get to Asia?(1 point)
Responses

They wanted to use new sailing technologies.
They wanted to use new sailing technologies.

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 had never traveled to Asia before.
They had never traveled to Asia before.

Europeans could not trade over land or the Mediterranean Sea.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They wanted to have more control over trade by avoiding the use of middlemen.