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What resulted from Portuguese exploration of West Africa in the 1400s?
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What coast did the portuguese explore in the 1400s?
Africa
Why did the Porugese begin exploring West Africa in the 1400s?
The Portuguese has many reasons for exploring West Africa in the 1400s. They wanted to know to what extent Muslim territories extended into Africa itself. They also wished to trade with West Africa directly through sea ports. Their hopes were also to find allies in the area and to see if it was a possibility to reach the Indies so that they could trade spices.
Who sponsored voyages of exploration in the 1400s?
Vasco da Gama
In the 1400s the Portuguese sailed along the coast of West Africa Where were the heading and why?
They were heading toward Asia because the prices of silk along the Silk Road were too high
Who were the leading merchants in the middle east and northern Africa in the late 1400s?
Africa
What coast did the portuguese explore in the 1400s?
Africa
When did the portuguese explorers first come to Africa?
In the late 1400s.
Where did the portuguese establish a major presence in the 1400s?
Africa coast
What country was considered the dominant force in sea exploration during the fifteenth century?
Portugal led the way in European exploration during the 1400s (15th century). They began a systematic exploration of the Atlantic coast of Africa under Prince Henry the Navigator in 1418.
The first European explorers arrived on the west coast of Africa in the late 1400s?
portuguese
How did the portuguese change the establishments trading methods in west Africa in 1400s?
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
How did the Portuguese change the established trading method in West Africa in the 1400s?
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
How did the portuguese change the establishment trading methods trading in West Africa in the 1400s?
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
Who was the Portuguese monarch who fostered exploration along the coast of Africa in the early 1400s in an all water route to Asia?
Prince Henry the Navigator ... born 04mar1394 in Porto, Portugal and died 13nov1460 in Vila do Infante, near Sagres.
What did Spanish and Portuguese Christians unite in the 1400s?
Spanish and Portuguese Christians united in the 1400s to spread protestant Christianity around the world.
What were two important results of European exploration in the 1400s and 1500s?
Navigation and exploration
During which years did the age of exploration occur?
The Age of Exploration occurred in the 1400s to the 1700s.
