Causes of Portuguese expeditions: Motivations behind Portuguese maritime ventures, including the desire to find a sea route to India, control spice and silk trade, avoid Italian and Arab middlemen, and expand Portuguese power (source content). These causes aimed to enhance economic and political influence in global trade networks.
Prince Henry the Navigator: A Portuguese royal prince and leader of early expeditions, instrumental in promoting exploration. He founded the School of Navigation at Sagres, which improved maps, shipbuilding, and sailor training, laying the groundwork for Portuguese maritime expansion (source content).
Portuguese expeditions timeframe (15th–16th c): The period during which Portugal conducted extensive maritime explorations, starting with the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 and continuing through the 16th century, culminating in the establishment of a maritime empire and global trade routes (source content).
1. What does Prince Henry the Navigator primarily represent in the context of Portuguese exploration?
2. In which century was the School of Navigation at Sagres founded?
3. What was the primary motivation behind Portuguese expeditions in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Portuguese exploration — motives?
Economic, strategic, technological innovation.
School of navigation at Sagres — role?
Advanced navigation, mapmaking, shipbuilding.
Causes of Portuguese expeditions?
Search for a sea route to India and trade control
Prince Henry the Navigator — role?
Founded School of Navigation, promoted exploration
Timeframe of Portuguese explorations?
15th–16th centuries, from 1415 onward
Cape of Good Hope — significance?
Rounded by Dias in 1488, opened sea route to Asia
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