Because they were so powerful and huge.
They were able to dominate much of south and southeast Asia because the Europeans had more advanced technology
the mainland states were able to unite and drive the europeans out.
The mainland states were able to unite and drive the Europeans out.
Europeans were most intrested in spices from Asia.
with their eyes
in the "scramble" for Asia, Europeans had to deal with Japan.
they had no maps that show the world correctly, no navigation tools ad they had never traveled to Asia by sea.
Christopher Columbus voyage for a sea route to Asia
No. Asia has many countries and they rule themselves.
spices and silk
In the scramble of Asia, Europeans had to deal with Japan.
silk