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How did Portugal receive the title of “First Global” Empire?
Portugal was the first European country to overtake a European colony.
Portugal was the first European country to settle a foreign colony.
Portugal was the first European country to have multiple colonies.
Portugal was the first European country to have colonies on four different continents.
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Correct answer: Portugal was the first European country to have colonies on four different continents.
Why: Beginning in the early 1400s Portugal pioneered long‑range maritime exploration (Prince Henry the Navigator; development of the caravel, improved navigation). Portuguese expeditions and conquests produced settlements and trading posts in the Atlantic islands (Madeira, Azores), along Africa’s coasts (Cape Verde, São Tomé, Angola, Mozambique), in Asia (Goa, Malacca, Macau, Timor) and in the Americas (Brazil). By the early 1500s Portugal had territorial reach and permanent bases linking Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas — making it the first truly global European empire.
Why: Beginning in the early 1400s Portugal pioneered long‑range maritime exploration (Prince Henry the Navigator; development of the caravel, improved navigation). Portuguese expeditions and conquests produced settlements and trading posts in the Atlantic islands (Madeira, Azores), along Africa’s coasts (Cape Verde, São Tomé, Angola, Mozambique), in Asia (Goa, Malacca, Macau, Timor) and in the Americas (Brazil). By the early 1500s Portugal had territorial reach and permanent bases linking Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas — making it the first truly global European empire.
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