The Portuguese's motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia was to
a. establish colonies in the East Indies.
b. wrestle control of Australia from England.
c. Christianize Japan and Korea.
d. challenge the emerging power of the Dutch.
e. better compete with the Muslim intermediaries who controlled the land routes through western Asia and Africa.
e
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