Hist 140 port empire, assignment # 3
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The document provides information on Portugal's empire from the 15th to 20th centuries. It discusses Portuguese exploration led by Prince Henry the Navigator in the 15th century. It also mentions groups like the Caiapo native people who resisted Christian conversion. The empire eventually began losing colonies after World War 2 as decolonization movements grew. Today, Portuguese remains the official language in several former Portuguese colonies.
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- 3. Chapter 8 Antonio de Gouveia knew astrology, alchemy, fortune, and practiced medicine, and used it in spite of the Inquisition Gouveia spent his life proving his innocence as he lead his life as an adventeror
- 4. Chapter 14 Catarina de Monte Sinay, a nun in Brazil, reflects on her life and the fortune she had accumulated She awaited her fate and feared the outcome since she did not honor the archbishop
- 5. History The first global empire in history The longest lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries The empire spread through a vast number of territories
- 6. Age of Discovery Portuguese sailors were at the vanguard of European overseas exploration, discovering and mapping the coasts of Africa, Asia, and Brazil Methodical expeditions started in 1419 along West Africa’s coast under the sponsership of Prince Henry the Navigator, reaching the Cape of Good Hope and entering the Indian Ocean in 1488.
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