Portugal and Africa

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Why was nautical trade a natural choice for Portugal?

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Portugal has always been a sea faring culture.

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What was Portugal's financial motivation for finding a direct route to SE Asia?

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Being the furthest European nation from the Spice Islands, they had the most to financially gain.

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The fourth son of King John I of Portugal who financed the first Portuguese voyages of colonization and helped establish colonies along Africa's western shoreline.

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Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

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What significant trade did Prince Henry the Navigator found?

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The African Slave trade.

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The first European to sail to and colonize the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) in 1488.

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Who was Bartholomew Diaz?

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What was Vasco Da Gama known for?

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Being the first to sail from Portugal to India and back between 1497-1499.

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Queen of the Mbundu people of West Africa (Modern Day Angola) from 1624-1663, known for leading resistance against Portuguese and other European colonizers.

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Who was Queen Nzinga?