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Africa and the Mediterranean in the 15th Century
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Assess the progression of Portuguese exploration and land acquisition in and along West Africa by 1470. How did these possessions contribute to the overall goals of Portuguese exploration?
Discuss the role that the Portuguese presence in West Africa played in contributing to the slave trade and how it affected Africa and Africans in general.
Speculate on the reasons for the success of Portuguese exploration and how Portugal’s advantages are reflected in the general course of the nation’s West African acquisitions.
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