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