1.  Smart Skills Week 24 Timeline 5 © Clairmont

2. Monday 1400 1530 1475 1430 Henry the Navigator commissions the exploration of western Africa 1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulge of Western Africa proving that myths of monsters did not exist Portugal’s Age of Exploration 1474 Fernao Gomes discovers the Guinea coast reaching southward to the Ivory coast 1484 Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1488 Bartolomew Dias sails to the Cape of Good Hope and returns after a mutiny on his ship 1499 Vasco de Gama sails around Africa and reaches India. 1525 Joao Fagundes sails and explores Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1502 Amerigo Vespucci discovers Brazil for Portugal What is the range in years that this timeline displays? How many years after Henry the Navigator first commissioned a voyage did Portugal reach India?

3. Tuesday 1400 1530 1475 1430 Henry the Navigator commissions the exploration of western Africa 1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulge of Western Africa proving that myths of monsters did not exist Portugal’s Age of Exploration 1474 Fernao Gomes discovers the Guinea coast reaching southward to the Ivory coast 1484 Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1488 Bartolomew Dias sails to the Cape of Good Hope and returns after a mutiny on his ship 1499 Vasco de Gama sails around Africa and reaches India. 1525 Joao Fagundes sails and explores Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1502 Amerigo Vespucci discovers Brazil for Portugal What date and event do you believe was the turning point for the search for a route to India? Explain your answer.

4. Wednesday 1400 1530 1475 1430 Henry the Navigator commissions the exploration of western Africa 1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulge of Western Africa proving that myths of monsters did not exist Portugal’s Age of Exploration 1474 Fernao Gomes discovers the Guinea coast reaching southward to the Ivory coast 1484 Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1488 Bartolomew Dias sails to the Cape of Good Hope and returns after a mutiny on his ship 1499 Vasco de Gama sails around Africa and reaches India. 1525 Joao Fagundes sails and explores Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1502 Amerigo Vespucci discovers Brazil for Portugal How long after de Gama found India did Fagundes explore North America? Why do you believe that Dias, de Gama, and Vespucci are considered the greatest Portuguese explorers?

5. Thursday 1400 1530 1475 1430 Henry the Navigator commissions the exploration of western Africa 1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulge of Western Africa proving that myths of monsters did not exist Portugal’s Age of Exploration 1474 Fernao Gomes discovers the Guinea coast reaching southward to the Ivory coast 1484 Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1488 Bartolomew Dias sails to the Cape of Good Hope and returns after a mutiny on his ship 1499 Vasco de Gama sails around Africa and reaches India. 1525 Joao Fagundes sails and explores Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1502 Amerigo Vespucci discovers Brazil for Portugal How does this timeline display the process of Portuguese exploration?

6. Friday 1400 1530 1475 1430 Henry the Navigator commissions the exploration of western Africa 1434 Gil Eanes sails to the Bulge of Western Africa proving that myths of monsters did not exist Portugal’s Age of Exploration 1474 Fernao Gomes discovers the Guinea coast reaching southward to the Ivory coast 1484 Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1488 Bartolomew Dias sails to the Cape of Good Hope and returns after a mutiny on his ship 1499 Vasco de Gama sails around Africa and reaches India. 1525 Joao Fagundes sails and explores Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1502 Amerigo Vespucci discovers Brazil for Portugal Why is it important for historians to create effective timelines?