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Why did the Portuguese trading empire fall apart by 1500? A. England conquered Portugal. B. Portugal suffered through a civil war. C. Portugal was a small country with few resources. D. Spain conquered Portugal.

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Portugal was a small country with few resources

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The Portuguese trading empire fell apart by 1500 because Portugal was a small country with few resources.  (option c)

As a result of having a small population, Portugal failed to effectively defend its overstretched network of trading post, so that the empire began to decline gradually and for a long time.