Question

Which of the following best suggests why the Portuguese did not try to make as many colonies in Asia as the Spanish did in the Western Hemisphere?(1 point)
Responses

The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.
The Roman Catholic Church told Europeans not to make colonies.

Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.
Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.

The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.
The Portuguese saw the people in Asia as their equals.

The Portuguese did not believe in taking things by force.

Answer 1

Because of their experiences with the Silk Road, the Portuguese knew Asia had many places they wanted to trade with, which was one of their main goals.

(They focused on controlling trade routes and ports with fortified trading posts rather than large-scale settlement and territorial colonies like the Spanish in the Americas.)