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prince Henry the Navigator sent out several ships to explore the western coast of Africa :)
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Who sent Portuguese explorers along the west coast of Africa?
prince henry
Where did early Portuguese explore of Africa?
To reach Asia
What regions were explored under Prince Henry the Navigator?
With Henry's support, Portuguese explorers travelled down the west coast of Africa. But they did not reach the Cape of Good Hope until 1498, 38 years after Henry's death.
What effect did Portuguese trade have on west Africa?
the Swahili lost their independence and were eventually controlled by the Portuguese empire
What did the Portuguese start trading on the west coast of Africa?
Greeks,Romans, and Arabs
Who sent Portuguese explorers along the west coast of Africa?
prince henry
Where was the plantation system first developed?
The plantation system was first developed by Portuguese explorers in West Africa.
When did the Portuguese explores the gold coast of west Africa?
In 1471, the Portuguese explorers were the first European explorers to visit the Gold Coast of West Africa. The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.
What did the Portuguese explorers call the southern west coast of Africa?
Gold Coast
The first European explorers arrived on the west coast of Africa in the late 1400s?
portuguese
What year did the Portuguese explore west Africa?
The Portuguese explorers explored in the 1400. They were in search of both slave labor and gold.
First European nation to send explorers around west coast of Africa?
Portugal (The Portuguese)
How did the portuguese explorers refer to the southern coast of west Africa?
The gold Coast Gold coast
What European country sent the first explorers and traders to west Africa?
thtghgh
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of Africa?
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of africa? He does that to every question he see's^ But the answer is: The Portuguese.
What was the Southern coast of west Africa known as by the Portuguese explorers?
The Portuguese called the southern coast of West Africa the Gold Coast. They first arrived in the area in 1471.
First European country to set up colonies along the African coast?
The first Europeans to reach West Africa were the Portuguese in the 15th century. Prince Henry the Navigator wanted to cut out the middleman and sent explorers to West Africa to look for gold.
