How did Portugal receive the title of the "First Global" Empire?

A. Portugal was the first European country to settle a foreign colony.

B. Portugal was the first European country to overtake a European colony.

C. Portugal was the first European country to have multiple colonies.

D. Portugal was the first European country to have colonies on four different continents.

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Maddison

30 September, 18:07

How did Portugal receive the title of the "First Global" Empire?

A. Portugal was the first European country to settle a foreign colony.

B. Portugal was the first European country to overtake a European colony.

C. Portugal was the first European country to have multiple colonies.

D. Portugal was the first European country to have colonies on four different continents.

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Bronson Malone · Answer 1

Portugal was the first European country to have colonies on four different continents.

Carrillo · Answer 2

I will make a guess the answer is c.

Explanation:

The Portuguese dominated ... trade in the sixteenth century; their firepower swept all before them and they rapidly built up a chain of bases and trading posts on which rested the first global empire ... Four years later the first Portuguese ships reached China, and opened direct European trade by sea with that empire.