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n |
Since they did
not have
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sufficient
acceptable
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commodities for
profitable
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trade to Asia,
the Portuguese
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used force to
enter the
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network.
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n |
Their superior
ships and
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weaponry were
unmatched
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except by the
Chinese.
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n |
Taking advantage
of the
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divisions
between the Asians,
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the Portuguese
won
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supremacy on the
African and
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Indian coasts.
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