2. EXPLORATION
. The Portuguese Empire was the first global empire in history and it was the
longest lived of the modern European Colonial empires.
. The empire spread throughout a vast number of territories that are now part of 53
sovereign states.
. Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa in 1419.
- They used recent developments in navigation , cartography and maritime
technology such as the caravel . By using such technology, they hoped to find a
sea route to the lucrative spice trade.
- I believe that exploration is an important theme because it was during this time
that the Portuguese empire wads able to discover untouched lands. Because of
their technology and their courage to travel overseas, they were able to discover
mesmerizing places such as Brazil. Due to their many discoveries, Portuguese
found ways to make money. For instance, once in Brazil they learned that the
Brazilian wood could be use to dye textiles in Europe

3. EXPLORATION
. Portuguese sailors explored the coast and islands of East Asia. During this
time, they established forts and factories.. Perhaps the most successful
accomplishment that the Portuguese were able to accomplished during the
age of exploration was the commercial network that brought great wealth
to Portugal.
- The question is, what was the great commercial network?
The great commercial network that brought wealth to Portugal was a string of
outpost that connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa, the
Middle East, India, and Asia.
- It is important to know that it was through exploration that this passage was
able to bring prosperity to Portugal. Because sailors discovered new
places, they manage to find ways to connect and eventually this passage
became a memorable emblem for the Portuguese Empire.

4. ******EXPLORATION***
Portuguese and the Indian Ocean
- The squadron of Vasco de Gama left Portugal in 1497.
- During this time the squadron rounded the Cape and continued to
the Coast of Africa. Here, a local pilot was brought on board and he
guided them across the Indian Ocean . Because of this, the squadron
was able to discover a new land called Calicut.
- Again, this new discovery lead to a successful exploration, for it was
during this time that the squadron explored an untouched land that
contained things that were never seen before in Europe.

5. ***EXPLORATION***
South Asia and the Spice Trade.
. While exploring new lands, Portuguese were able to find “the Spice
Trade.”
- This trade drove the world from the end of the Middle Ages well
into Modern Times.
- The Portuguese trade routes were mainly restricted and limited by
the use of ancient routes , ports and nations that were difficult to
dominate

6. ***EXPLORATION***
New lands were explored in Madeira and it was in this place
where Portuguese were able to find sweet salt. The sweet
salt was very popular in Europe because it was very ware
during those times.
-Sadly, during the age of exploration slaves were used and at
the end of the 16th century 10 percent of the population
were slaves.
- Because Portuguese continued to explore new lands, they
were able to find mines of gold. As a result, a new trade
was discovered and Portuguese learned to trade with the
natives.

7. ***CONCLUSION***
I am so glad that I decided to write about exploration because I honestly feel that
this was a very important theme in the book “The Portuguese Empire.” While
doing my research on this topic, I learned that once I talked about exploration, I
tended to talk about discoveries. The reason why is because both themes go
together. For instance, the Portuguese discovered Portugal and once they began
exploring the new lands, they were able to find the Brazilian wood which
eventually was used to dye textiles in Europe. In other words, it is impossible to
talk about one single theme because they are all certainly connected. I want to
say that exploration lead to new discoveries because it was when the Portuguese
decided to explore a new place that they actually acquire something valuable.
Overall, I had a great time doing this power point because I learned more about the
spice trade. The reason why this trade was found was because courageous sailors
actually too the time to explore new places.