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Period: May 5, 1394 to May 6, 1460
Prince Henry the navigator
He inspired the navigators but he wasn’t one.
Younger son of the King of Portugal
Spend his live encouraging navigation, collected information for them and finance them. No one had explored the Atlantics
Thanks to their place, Portugal was precursor
And Thanks to Caravel (boat)- Prince Henry’s School of navigation He didn’t call it like this, history did Governor of the south of Portugal (Sagres) Not a real school Attract anyone who have skilled in navigation How does the wind/ocean work?
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Period: May 5, 1405 to May 6, 1433
Zheng he's Voyages
Chinese have hundreds of ships -
May 5, 1415
Ceuta
In North of Africa, it is the opposite point of Gibraltar
Rich era, terminates of trade of Africa
Portugueseare going to attack and conquer this city
A place where Muslim where? After the take of Ceuta, It will no longer be rich (no trade)
You can only go down Africa.
Don’t know what’s there And don’t have the technology, knowledge -
Period: May 5, 1433 to May 6, 1551
Chinese Withdrawal
1433: 3500 junks (265 super junks)
1440: half the size thee fleet is going down by one
1500: capital crime to build ocean going ship
1525 all ocean going ship destroyed
1551 a crime to sail on multi-masted boat Already wealthy
Allocation of resources
Culture (Confucius)
The superior man understands what is right, while the inferior man understands what will sell – Confucius
Stress social harmony, social order -
May 5, 1434
Cape Bojador
The Galley
Required too many people, Wasn’t self-sufficient, Wasn’t manuable
Caravel (development)
Boat
Easy to sell
Go in deep ocean, into the wind (Thanks to lateen, Square sails (wind came from behind)) Huge psychological barrier to pass -> Gil Eanes -
May 5, 1444
Senegal River -> Guinea
- Beginning of the slave trade
- Kidnap African in Portugal -> Nuno Tristao
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Period: May 5, 1451 to May 6, 1506
Christopher Colombus
Genoese
Well-traveled
Underestimates the size of the world The Spanish are going to finance his trip Results
Revolutionizes Trade Routes
European Sea domination
Mercantilism
Spain: Superpower
Charles the Vth’s Inheritances half of Europe
Quinto real ‘the royal fifth’
Price revolution 16th/17th
Spanish Silver
Revolutionizes thought
Columbian exchange -
May 5, 1460
Sierra Leona
Henry died and just reach the equator
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Period: May 5, 1487 to May 6, 1488
Bartholomew Dias
Realized you can go around Africa
Hung the African coast
When they are at the bottom of Africa, they go back to Lisbon
13 days of rough Storm
Mutiny, the crew doesn’t want to go further
The cap of torments
When they can go to India -
Period: May 5, 1497 to May 6, 1498
Vasco da Gama
10 years before going back
95 days in the open Ocean without seeing the coast (not along the coast)
use the courant
Trade in India, buy spices
120 days to go back to Africa
Lost his crew because of Scurvy
Monsoons (=moussons)
Asian are not interesting in European products excepting Silver -
May 5, 1500
Pedro Cabral
Want to go further
Hit South America (Porto Seguro) Portuguese empire
45 key points in 10 years
Very small country
Cartaz System
Work for generation
Antwerp (Anvers) is going to replace Venice
Not Lisbon because of the location
