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Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia.
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The Portuguese seized the island of Goa to make a military/commercial base.
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Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts
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Portuguese built trading empire in South East Asia
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Portuguese takes island of Malacca and Albuquerque
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Magellan had claimed the archipelo (the Phillipines) for spain.
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It was part of the holy roman empire, later protestant Northern provinces want Independance.
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Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King affonso writes a complaint letter to King John III of Portugal.
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Dutch return with ships from Asia leading to an overseas trade.
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A group of wealthy dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India company.
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Spain had conquered and colonized the phillipines islands.
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The Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with china.
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The British and the French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power.
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Britain used its great wealth to dominate much of Indonesia.
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The growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the dutch trading empire in the East.
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The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
