European Footholds in South and Southeast Asia

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Across
  1. 1. Led the Portuguese military in India.
  2. 4. As the ________ empire weakened, the French and British fought for control of India.
  3. 6. This company was formed by a group of wealthy Dutch merchants in 1602.
  4. 8. The island off of India seized by the Portuguese in 1510.
Down
  1. 2. The power that the Dutch East India Company was given to dominate Asian trade.
  2. 3. These islands were a key link in the Spanish overseas trading empire.
  3. 5. The ________ rulers from central Asia created the Mughal empire in India.
  4. 7. Indian Soldiers recruited to form European armies.