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Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia.
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Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant, Northern Provinces was independence.
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Portuguese seized the island of Goa of the coast of India, making it their major military and commercial base.
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Portuguese had built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts.
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Portuguese built trading post in SE Asia.
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Massacring the city's Muslims.
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Magellan had claimed the archipelago (the philippines) for Spain.
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Within about 50 years Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippine islands.
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Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peacefully prosperous and strong. King Affonso 1 writes a complaint letter to king John 111 of Portugal.
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Duch Return w/ship from Asia leading to an increase in over sea trade.
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Duch captured Malacca Formed the Portuguese and opened trade with China.
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A group of wealthy Duch merchants formed the Duch East India Company.
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The Brithish and the French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power.
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Britain has used its great wealth to dominat much of India.
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THe growing of England and France contributed to the decline of the Duch trading empire in the east.
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The Duch maintained a empire in Indonesia.
