Today

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Todays goal(s) and how it relates to your class
goal.
Todays goal(s) and how it relates to your class
goal.
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Portuguese Exploration

• Prince Henry the Navigator and the goal of
  sailing around Africa
• Bartholomew Diaz
• Vasco Da Gama

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Portuguese Exploration

• Importance of Indian contact
• Discovery of Brazil
• Portuguese Empire

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Portuguese Exploration

• GOAL CHECKUP
• How well have I worked to achieve my goal for
  todays class?
• What can I do for the remainder of the period to
  reach my goal(s) for today?

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Background to Spanish Exploration

• Christopher Columbus and the theory of the short
  trip west to India
• Columbus discoveries
• Conflict with Portuguese claims