After many wars and improvements to new weapons, Europeans were very well prepared to use weapons during battles at sea and on land. While in China Portuguese diplomats believed that they had an advantage over Chinese governments and turned from negotiations to the attempted conquest of Asian maritime. As in the Inca nation superior technology made Europeans feel invincible and allowed them to think that they did not have to respect leaders. In order to gain diplomatic relations with the Chinese government, a governor of a Portuguese colony sent Tome Pires to negotiate in China. While on their journey to Beijing, the capital of China, The crew of Tomes ship was disrespectful to Local Chinese Officials in many ways: “for example, building a stone fort at the mouth of the Canton River and hanging of of his crew on Chinese
After many wars and improvements to new weapons, Europeans were very well prepared to use weapons during battles at sea and on land. While in China Portuguese diplomats believed that they had an advantage over Chinese governments and turned from negotiations to the attempted conquest of Asian maritime. As in the Inca nation superior technology made Europeans feel invincible and allowed them to think that they did not have to respect leaders. In order to gain diplomatic relations with the Chinese government, a governor of a Portuguese colony sent Tome Pires to negotiate in China. While on their journey to Beijing, the capital of China, The crew of Tomes ship was disrespectful to Local Chinese Officials in many ways: “for example, building a stone fort at the mouth of the Canton River and hanging of of his crew on Chinese