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Prince Henry paid for explorers expenses
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Prince Henry died in 1460, but the portugese continued their quest.
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Despite the turbulent seas around it, the tip became known as the cape of good hope because it opened the way for sea route to Asia.
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The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. Although the expedition encountered good weather and a favorable wind, no land came intio sight for many weeks. Provisions ran low, and the crew became anxious.
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Columbus spent several months cruising, the islands of the Caribbean region because he thought he had reached the Indies and called the people of the region "indians"
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They appealed to the Spainsh-born Pope Alexander VI to support their claim to the non-European world into two zones
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Lead 4 ships around the Cape of Good Hope. However he had plans to go farther. after a 10 month voyage Da Gama made it to the great spice port of Calicut on the west coast of India
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He sold the spices he purchased in Calicut. He left Portuguese merchants there whose job was to buy spices when prices were low and store them until the next fleet could return. Soon the Portuguese had seized key ports around the Indian Ocean , creating a vast trading empire. Da Gama's voyages confirmed Portugal's status as a world power
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Manchu Armies seized Beijing and made it their capital
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he was the head of the british diplomatic mission to expand trade.
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