What role did Asians play in building the Portuguese Empire in Asia and in India?
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A. Role of Asians in building Portuguese Empire
1. region produced luxury manufactures of a quality Europeans
could not produce for themselves
a. textiles from India and China
b. porcelain from China and Japan
c. foodstuffs, drugs, and spices
2. Portuguese used force to compel unwilling partners to trade
3. main business of the Portuguese was to participate as shippers
and traders in the existing commerce of Asia
a. direct trade with Europe was not significant for Asia, but
it was important for Europe
4. Portuguese traders blended into local society by marrying local women
a. wives administered their Portuguese husbands' estates
while the latter were away on trading voyages
b. marriages could be mutually beneficial
c. bride acquired substantial rights in his business under
Portuguese law, as well as jobs in Portuguese firms or
trading posts for her family
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