The Portuguese in Africa, 1415–1600
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Access to textiles, spices and gold encouraged Europe to seek faster ways to enter South Asia. It was this survey that took Portuguese to Sierra Leone, the coastal area of West Africa in 1460. With many advantages of technology and culture, Portugal governed world trade for about 200 years from the 15th century to the 16th century. In the 15th century other parts of Europe were destroyed by black plague, but Portugal was protected by physical isolation. In addition, due to its geographical natural boundary, Portugal has a very strong national identity and therefore pool the enormous economic resources needed to fund these ambitious exploration can do. In addition, Portugal has a broader connection with Islam so Portuguese fleets can negotiate with the Atlantic with its excellent mathematical knowledge and voyage skills including sails, hull design and maritime weapons.
Therefore, during the 1415s and the 17th century most of the coast of West Africa was investigated. Saved maps during this period show a very accurate understanding of complex coastlines. African exports include mainly gold, ivory and pepper. But during this time more than 175,000 slaves were brought to Europe and the United States. With the participation of the Netherlands and the UK in 1600, the size of slave trade expanded exponentially.
The relationship between Portugal and African trading partners was ambiguous until arriving at the coast of Sierra Leone in 1460 until the leaders of the 16th century world expedition team gradually declined. In those days, when the Portuguese landed in a city that was as technologically advanced as Lisbon as large and complex, the cultural shocks that I actually experienced were far below our expectations. In fact, they met the city center in West Africa. It was dominated by well-designed dynasties surrounded by apprenticeship art guilds and agricultural systems that provide food for a large number of people. Many African cities are even thought to be larger, more healthy and organized than Europe. In addition, the Portuguese shared many beliefs about African society and the magic, supernatural, and healing diseases they encountered. Protective amulets in both cultures are considered medically valuable, and common diseases are caused by magic
The Portuguese empire (1415-1999) was the first European empire abroad. This is also the last time. Its initial focus is North Africa, Ceuta's port town, Morocco, and North Africa. In the summer of 1415, Joan I King of Portugal and the new Avis Dynasty led the army, conquered the region including the expedition's delegation, and established an intensive position. (Geographical) political and economic goals - support of the New Dynasty from the Pope, strengthening the independence of Portugal, breaking the rival Castile, and transferring existing trade routes between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, in particular across the Sahara Desert Including governance and cross - border Middle East issues - this decision is essential. The long-standing presence of the reconquest of the Iberian tradition, coupled with the stubborn anxiety of the new wave of the Muslim aggression, has also promoted the imagination of the extensionist and the relevant initiatives in which nobles of service played an active role It was.
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