The known world
About 600 years ago, Europeans had a very little and limited knowledge of the world?
yes
The clergy supported the expansion for what?
To spread the Christian faith
in the service of infante d.Henrique were advancing into the unknown sea, having reached what?
the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores
what was the main objective of the Portuguese people?
the portuguese objective was to trade with the African people.
Europeans, apart from their continent only knew about the existence of what places?
North Africa, Asia and North America.
Why was Portugal interested in North Africa?
Because Many products traded, such as slaves, gold and spices
In 1434 who passed the Cape Bojador?
Gil Eanes
Slaves were sold like any other product.
Is this TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
The African Continent was though to extend Southwards, preventing what?
The connection between the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
A good condition for Portugal to go searching for new lands was the existence of a long sea coast accustomed them to sailing from an early age?
True
In the following Years, infante D.Henrique organized trips along the African coast to where?
Sierra Leone
In the 13th century what Italian travelled to china? that then stood out?
Marco Polo
what was the significance Vasco Da Gama’s voyage?
Vasco Da Gama’s voyage to India opened a direct sea route from Europe to Asia allowing Portugal to trade spices another goods directly and becoming a major maritime power
The king was also interested in the conquests in where?
North Africa
Complete the sentence:
fabulous stories made the unknown sea a __________, of boiling water.
Dark sea
in 1415 the Portuguese ventured into the unknown sea, with the hope of reaching what?
the place of origin of gold and spices
After arriving in the Madeira archipelago, Infante D.Henrique, responsible for the islands, divided them into what?
captaincies