3. Spain and Portugal were the two biggest countries interested in Exploration. This caused tension and competitiveness to beat and out explore each other. Both countries wanted to expand their own land. The pope settled the tension by creating the Treaty of Tordesillas. This treaty agreed to a map which stated what part of land Spain is able to explore and claim and which land Portugal could claim.
2. Portugal took many steps to discover a trade rout to Asia. First off they had many new innovations that improved their sailing