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
Vasco da Gama — achievement?
First to reach India by sea, 1498
Portuguese Empire expansion — main goal?
Control trade routes, establish colonies
Circumnavigation — purpose?
Prove Earth's roundness, expand trade routes
Answer 8 questions on Maritime Explorations and Global Discoveries.
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?
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