Which of the following was not a reason that portuguese sailors set up ports along the african coast?

a. to secure locations that could be used as trade posts
b. to create locations to be used to resupply portuguese ships
c. to become more involved in the gold trade
d. to spread the religion of islam to the peoples of africa

George

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.