Which of the following best explains why the price of spices in Europe imported by the
Portuguese declined? (1 point)
Bartolomeu Dias was able to find vast amounts of spices in south Africa.
European desire for spices decreased and people were no longer interested in Asian luxury
goods.
There was no longer a tax placed on goods from Muslim trader and Venetian intermediaries.
The Venetians sold the spices for less because they were so powerful they didn’t need the
money