Portuguese discoveries
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The Portuguese discoveries were a series of pioneering maritime explorations by Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries that opened new sea routes, expanded global trade, and initiated European contact with Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Target entity: Portuguese discoveries Context triple: [Nicolau Coelho, participatedIn, Portuguese discoveries]
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Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean was a 16th-century maritime and military campaign through which Portugal established a network of fortified trading posts and naval dominance over key spice and trade routes between Africa and Asia.
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voyages of Henry the Navigator
The voyages of Henry the Navigator were a series of 15th-century Portuguese expeditions along the West African coast that pioneered European maritime exploration and helped launch the Age of Discovery.
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Portuguese India Armadas
The Portuguese India Armadas were the annual fleets of ships dispatched by Portugal during the Age of Discovery to establish and maintain maritime trade routes and colonial presence in India and the broader Indian Ocean.
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The Discovery of Brazil
The Discovery of Brazil is a monumental painting by Brazilian modernist artist Cândido Portinari that depicts the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil with dramatic, historically themed imagery.
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Portuguese navigators
Portuguese navigators were early modern seafarers and explorers from Portugal who pioneered oceanic exploration routes around Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the Age of Discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Portuguese discoveries Target entity description: The Portuguese discoveries were a series of pioneering maritime explorations by Portugal during the 15th and 16th centuries that opened new sea routes, expanded global trade, and initiated European contact with Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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A.
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean was a 16th-century maritime and military campaign through which Portugal established a network of fortified trading posts and naval dominance over key spice and trade routes between Africa and Asia.
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B.
voyages of Henry the Navigator
The voyages of Henry the Navigator were a series of 15th-century Portuguese expeditions along the West African coast that pioneered European maritime exploration and helped launch the Age of Discovery.
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C.
Portuguese India Armadas
The Portuguese India Armadas were the annual fleets of ships dispatched by Portugal during the Age of Discovery to establish and maintain maritime trade routes and colonial presence in India and the broader Indian Ocean.
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D.
The Discovery of Brazil
The Discovery of Brazil is a monumental painting by Brazilian modernist artist Cândido Portinari that depicts the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil with dramatic, historically themed imagery.
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E.
Portuguese navigators
Portuguese navigators were early modern seafarers and explorers from Portugal who pioneered oceanic exploration routes around Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the Age of Discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Age of Discovery
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historical event ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Portuguese Age of Discovery
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linked to:
Portuguese discoveries
Portuguese maritime discoveries ⓘ |
| cause |
desire to bypass Ottoman and Venetian intermediaries
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expansion of Christian influence ⓘ interest in gold and spices ⓘ search for new trade routes to Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atlantic exploration voyages
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Brazilian expeditions ⓘ Indian Ocean voyages ⓘ Portuguese India Armadas ⓘ voyages to East Africa ⓘ voyages to Macau ⓘ voyages to Nagasaki ⓘ voyages to Southeast Asia ⓘ voyages to West Africa ⓘ voyages to the Persian Gulf ⓘ voyages to the Red Sea ⓘ |
| includedEvent |
Cabral expedition to Brazil and India
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linked to:
Portuguese India Armadas
Portuguese arrival in China ⓘ Portuguese arrival in Japan ⓘ discovery of Brazil ⓘ discovery of Madeira ⓘ discovery of the Azores ⓘ discovery of the sea route to India ⓘ establishment of the Carreira da Índia ⓘ rounding of Cape Bojador ⓘ rounding of Cape of Good Hope ⓘ voyage of Vasco da Gama to India ⓘ
linked to:
First Portuguese India Armada
voyages to the Spice Islands ⓘ |
| influenced |
Spanish exploration of the Americas
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linked to:
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ globalization ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Americas
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Asia ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic archipelagos ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Brazilian coast ⓘ China ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Japan ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ coasts of Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
European maritime expansion
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linked to:
Age of Exploration
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| patron |
King John II of Portugal
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linked to:
John II of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to:
Henry the Navigator
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| result |
European contact with Brazil
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European contact with China ⓘ European contact with East Africa ⓘ European contact with India ⓘ European contact with Japan ⓘ European contact with West Africa ⓘ beginning of European colonialism in Asia ⓘ beginning of European colonialism in Brazil ⓘ development of Atlantic slave trade ⓘ establishment of Portuguese Empire ⓘ expansion of global trade networks ⓘ integration of Atlantic and Indian Ocean trade ⓘ opening of sea route around Africa to India ⓘ spread of Christianity overseas ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Afonso de Albuquerque
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Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ Diogo Cão ⓘ Fernão de Magalhães ⓘ
linked to:
Ferdinand Magellan
Gil Eanes ⓘ Nuno Tristão ⓘ Pedro Álvares Cabral ⓘ Prince Henry the Navigator ⓘ
linked to:
Henry the Navigator
Tristão da Cunha ⓘ
linked to:
Tristan da Cunha
Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| startTime | early 15th century ⓘ |
| used |
astrolabe
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caravel ship ⓘ lateen sail ⓘ nao (carrack) ship ⓘ portolan charts ⓘ quadrant ⓘ |
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