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European Explorers & Expansion into Africa Guided Notes

1. Europeans desired ________________ which came from __________________.

2. This chain of islands was famous for their spices:_____________________________

3. These two inventions were very useful to sailors and explorers.

1. ____________________________________
2.____________________________________

4. ___________________________________ was known as "The Navigator."

5. What were the two goals of the Portuguese?

1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________

6. Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa to India?

7. Which explorer "found" America?

8. What mistake did he make when he left Spain in 1492?

9. What is the Line of Demarcation? What is the agreement to follow this line called?

10. What is Ferdinand Magellan famous for?

11. In the 1400s, the Portuguese established a presence where?

12. In the 1500s, Europeans began trading ___________________ on a large scale.

Who did they get them from?

13. Enslaved Africans worked where?

14. Which African leader tried to stop the slave trade?

15. What other European countries explored Africa?

16. What was the first permanent European colony in Africa?

Who was it settled by?