Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire in the 1500s?
A) It expanded its empire into Japan and Australia.
B) It was too poor and had a population too small to maintain its empire.
C) It lost interest in extensive overseas commerce.
D) It sank into civil war.
E) It became one of the wealthiest European empires.
B
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