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Prince Henry the Navigator October 07, 2014 Dec 95:26 PM Prince Henry the Navigator Teacher and Explorer of West Africa Portugal, 1441 Prince Henry was born into the royal family of Portugal. Portugal is next to Spain and close to western Africa. . Sep 65:01 PM During the 1400s, Prince Henry sponsored (paid for) 50 explorations along the coast of Africa, but he never went on a single expedition himself. Patron? Even so, he was nicknamed "Prince Henry the Navigator." Oct 610:08 AM Essential Question: What were the 3 reasons for European Exploration? Gold, God, and Glory Sep 77:06 AM 1. GOLD African countries and later New World countries would have vast amount of gold and salt in their lands.
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Prince Henry the Navigator October 07, 2014
Dec 95:26 PM
Prince Henry the NavigatorTeacher and Explorer of West Africa
Portugal, 1441
Prince Henry was born into the royal family of Portugal.
Portugal is next to Spain and close to western Africa.
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Sep 65:01 PM
During the 1400s, Prince Henry sponsored (paid for) 50
explorations along the coast of Africa, but he never went on a single expedition himself.
Patron?
Even so, he was nicknamed "Prince Henry the Navigator."
Oct 610:08 AM
Essential Question: What were the 3 reasons for European Exploration?
Gold, God, and Glory
Sep 77:06 AM
1. GOLD
African countries and later New World countries would have vast amount of gold and salt in their lands.
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Dec 96:09 PM
Europeans wanted to visit Mali, in western Africa – and its gold. Every gold coin in Europe originally came from the Empire of Mali.
West Africa was the most important single source of gold for Europe. This gold was the very foundation
of Europe’s economy.
Dec 127:17 AM
After the Portuguese explored the west coast of Africa . . .
1. Portugal began to trade with West Africa.
Sep 77:47 AM
2. Portuguese ships mapped the geography of the African coast.
Sep 77:47 AM
predict: Portugal did trade with West Africa. But it was a strange trade. What was it?
3. Prince Henry helped Portugal become a leader in
navigation.
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Triangular Trade Route
The trade routes from Europe, Africa, and the
Americas became known as the Triangular Trade Route and became very
lucrative to the European continent.
Great Britain and Spain began to dominate the slave trade in the later
years.
Dec 127:26 AM
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Sad to say, but the Portuguese were the first to enslave West Africans. In 1441, one of Prince Henry's ships came home with the first Africans.
They were sold as slaves in Europe.
SLAVERY!
Dec 127:28 AM
As early as 1502 Portugal was shipping enslaved Africans to the Caribbean and Brazil to work on sugar cane plantations.
Dec 133:19 PM
Plantations grew in size in North and South America and more and more slaves were needed for the hard work in the fields.
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