The motive for seeking an all-water route to Asia by the Portuguese 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. outflank the Muslim middleman who controlled the land routes through Western Asia and Africa.


e

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