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Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia
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Netherlands was pat of the holy roman empire later protestant northern provinces wanted independance
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The portugese seize the island of Goa to make to make a military/ commercial base
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The portugese seize island of goa to take a military/ comercial base
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portugese built a trading empire with military and merchant
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Portugal built a trading empire with militay and merchant outposts
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Portugal takes island of Malacca under Albuquerque
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Potrugal takes island of malacca under Albuquerque
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Magellen had claimed the Archipelago for spain
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Portugese built trading empire South East Asia
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mughal empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, porsperous and strong, king Affonso 1 writes a complaint letter to king John lll of Portugal
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Dutch return with ships from Asia leading to an increase in overseas trade
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A group of wealthy Dutch merchants found the Dutch East India company
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Dutch captured Malacca from the portugese and opened trade with china
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The british and the frnech had became locked in a war in a bitter struggle for global power
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Britain has used its great wealth to dominate much of India
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The Dutch main tained an empire in Indonesia
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Spain had conquered and colonized and settled in the Philipine islands