Question

Which of the following had the most significant impact in supporting Portugal’s efforts to control the Indian Ocean spice trade?

A: the weakness of the Dutch East India Company
B: the many victories they won over inland rulers
C: the great firepower of their ships’ cannons
D: the vast number of ships in their fleets

Answer 1

D: the vast number of ships in their fleets

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the mid-seventeenth century, Portuguese foreign policy was centered on the following vital spaces in the Atlantic, in addition to its importance as a communication line united the various possessions overseas and the Continental territory:

1. Brazil, which had acquired from the main colony of the kingdom
2. Europe
3. The Strait of Gibraltar
4. The slave routes between Africa and the American Continent, in particular

It is in this Atlantic geographical space that Portugal, since the fifteenth century, imposed its presence. Portugal organized annually the following armadas:

- Coast Guard Armada

- Armed Islands

- Brazilian Armada

- Strait Armed

Answer 2

Portugal gained control of the spice trade because of the country's strong presence on the water with its ships and naval command. Because of this, they were able to defeat the Muslims in the Indian Ocean and its control in the trade avenues.

so either C or D