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What was the main purpose of the first Portuguese explorers voyages along the coast of Africa?
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Type your answer here... Their main objective was trade. Set up a port on the coast, and you could easily just sit there and let the Africans come to you. Thus, there was no reason to proceed inland
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∙ 12y agoTo discover an oceanic route to India, effectively neutralizing the Venetian monopoly on the Silk Route (a land route for imports from the Orient).
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Who sent portuguese explorers to west Africa?
prince henry the navigator sent out several ships to explore the western coast of africa :)
Who sent Portuguese explorers along the west coast of Africa?
prince henry
Where did early Portuguese explore of Africa?
To reach Asia
In their voyages along the west coast of Africa the Portuguese were initially in search of?
Although motivated by the search for gold, spices, and slaves, the Portuguese initially were in search of a sea route to India.
What was Henry the navigator's purpose to sail?
No one he was the one who sponsered voyages to the western coast of Africa. He had sailors work for him.
Where did the portuguese make voyages of discovery?
Africa
Where did the Portuguese make their first voyages of discovery?
in Africa
Where dids the earliest Portuguese explorers sail?
in Africa
Who sent Portuguese explorers to Africa?
The King
Where did the earliest Portuguese explorers sali?
in Africa
Where was the plantation system first developed?
The plantation system was first developed by Portuguese explorers in West Africa.
When did the portuguese explorers first come to Africa?
In the late 1400s.
What did Portuguese explorers bring back from their expeditions to western Africa?
Crabs
What did the Portuguese explorers bring back from their expeditions to western Africa?
Crabs
Which product did Portuguese explorers bring back from Africa to Europe?
Gold
The Portuguese explorers began the age sailing down and around the coast of which continent?
The Portuguese explorers began the Age of Exploration by sailing down and around the coast of Africa. This exploration ultimately led to the discovery of new trade routes to Asia.
What did the Portuguese explorers call the southern west coast of Africa?
Gold Coast
