HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Prince Henry
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Vasco da Gama
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Ferdinand Magellan
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Funds appropriated from the Order of Christ largely financed the Atlantic voyages along the western coast of Africa that Henry began to promote in the mid-1420s.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were a variety of reasons for Prince Henry of Portugal (1394-1460) to sponsor expeditions. He desired to explore and increase knowledge of the western and southern coasts of Africa, was looking to create a water route to China, and wanted to find gold to fund his explorations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460) was a Portuguese prince who famously helped capture the North African city of Ceuta, sponsored voyages of exploration with the aim of building colonies in the North Atlantic and West Africa, and began the Portuguese involvement in the African slave trade.