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Smart SkillsWeek 24 Timeline 5
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Monday
1400
1530
1475
1430 Henry the Navigatorcommissions the explorationof western Africa
1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulgeof Western Africaproving that myths of monsters did not exist
Portugal’s Age of Exploration
1474 Fernao Gomesdiscovers the Guinea coastreaching southward tothe Ivory coast
1484 Diogo Caodiscovers the mouthof the Congo River
1488 Bartolomew Diassails to the Cape of Good Hopeand returns after a mutiny on his ship
1499 Vasco de Gamasails around Africa andreaches India.
1525 Joao Fagundessails and explores Newfoundlandand the Gulf of St. Lawrence
1502 Amerigo Vespuccidiscovers Brazil forPortugal
What is the range in years that this timeline displays?How many years after Henry the Navigator first commissioned a voyage did Portugal reach India?
Tuesday
1400
1530
1475
1430 Henry the Navigatorcommissions the explorationof western Africa
1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulgeof Western Africaproving that myths of monsters did not exist
Portugal’s Age of Exploration
1474 Fernao Gomesdiscovers the Guinea coastreaching southward tothe Ivory coast
1484 Diogo Caodiscovers the mouthof the Congo River
1488 Bartolomew Diassails to the Cape of Good Hopeand returns after a mutiny on his ship
1499 Vasco de Gamasails around Africa andreaches India.
1525 Joao Fagundessails and explores Newfoundlandand the Gulf of St. Lawrence
1502 Amerigo Vespuccidiscovers Brazil forPortugal
What date and event do you believe was the turning point for the search for a route to India? Explain your answer.
Wednesday
1400
1530
1475
1430 Henry the Navigatorcommissions the explorationof western Africa
1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulgeof Western Africaproving that myths of monsters did not exist
Portugal’s Age of Exploration
1474 Fernao Gomesdiscovers the Guinea coastreaching southward tothe Ivory coast
1484 Diogo Caodiscovers the mouthof the Congo River
1488 Bartolomew Diassails to the Cape of Good Hopeand returns after a mutiny on his ship
1499 Vasco de Gamasails around Africa andreaches India.
1525 Joao Fagundessails and explores Newfoundlandand the Gulf of St. Lawrence
1502 Amerigo Vespuccidiscovers Brazil forPortugal
How long after de Gama found India did Fagundes explore North America?
Why do you believe that Dias, de Gama, and Vespucci are considered the greatest Portuguese explorers?
Thursday
1400
1530
1475
1430 Henry the Navigatorcommissions the explorationof western Africa
1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulgeof Western Africaproving that myths of monsters did not exist
Portugal’s Age of Exploration
1474 Fernao Gomesdiscovers the Guinea coastreaching southward tothe Ivory coast
1484 Diogo Caodiscovers the mouthof the Congo River
1488 Bartolomew Diassails to the Cape of Good Hopeand returns after a mutiny on his ship
1499 Vasco de Gamasails around Africa andreaches India.
1525 Joao Fagundessails and explores Newfoundlandand the Gulf of St. Lawrence
1502 Amerigo Vespuccidiscovers Brazil forPortugal
How does this timeline display the process of Portuguese exploration?
Friday
1400
1530
1475
1430 Henry the Navigatorcommissions the explorationof western Africa
1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulgeof Western Africaproving that myths of monsters did not exist
Portugal’s Age of Exploration
1474 Fernao Gomesdiscovers the Guinea coastreaching southward tothe Ivory coast
1484 Diogo Caodiscovers the mouthof the Congo River
1488 Bartolomew Diassails to the Cape of Good Hopeand returns after a mutiny on his ship
1499 Vasco de Gamasails around Africa andreaches India.
1525 Joao Fagundessails and explores Newfoundlandand the Gulf of St. Lawrence
1502 Amerigo Vespuccidiscovers Brazil forPortugal
Why is it important for historians to create effective timelines?