African sea route trade route

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• Portugal had complete control of African sea route by the early 16th century
  assertsneutralsource: spice-trade

  By the early 16th century the Portuguese had complete control of the African sea route

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  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'By the early 16th century the Portuguese had complete control of the African sea route, which extended through a long network of routes that linked three oceans, from the Moluccas (the Spice Islands) in the Pacific Ocean limits, through Malacca, Kerala and Sri Lanka, to Lisbon in Portugal.' The subject, predicate, object, and timeframe all match exactly.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage makes this assertion directly). The stance is 'asserts' as the passage presents this as fact, not as disputed or questioned. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifier correctly uses 'by the early 16th century' with valid_from of 1500 and null valid_to, consistent with the passage's temporal scope. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.