The voyage from Africa, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade, was harrowing and brutal. Enslaved individuals were packed into overcrowded ships, facing unsanitary conditions, disease, and minimal food and water. Many did not survive the journey, which could last several weeks, while those who did often arrived traumatized and physically weakened. This dark chapter in history reflects the immense suffering endured during the Middle Passage.
Bartolomeu Dias was the Explorer you seek.
Like others, he was looking for the northwest passage to China. The southern route, around Cape Horn (Africa) or around the southern part of South America was long and perilous.
I think he uses a compass only in those days.
The reason is he wanted to go on a voyage because when he and his brothers defeated a colony it had inspired him.
The "horn of Africa" got its name form the horn-shaped figure at the east of Africa. The east coast of Africa is shaped like a horned animal, like a rhino.
i took a voyage to Africa
The name given to the voyage of slaves from Africa to america was the Middle Passage.
The name given to the voyage of slaves from Africa to america was the Middle Passage.
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the middle passage was from Africa to America
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The Middle Passage
The goal for Ferdinand Magellan's voyage in 1519 was to find a way to get to the Indies from Europe. He succeeded by sailing around the tip of Africa.
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
Are you in Stordahl?
He discovered the sea route around Africa.