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How Portugal became the first global sea power
In 2005, Dino Casimiro, a physical education teacher in the town of Nazare, sent American ...
published: 13 Oct 2013
How Portugal became the first global sea power
How Portugal became the first global sea power
In 2005, Dino Casimiro, a physical education teacher in the town of Nazare, sent American surfer Garrett McNamara a photograph, to lure him to this small fishing village with its large waves. Casimiro called the waves "explosions." "The explosion is so big that for us to see the height of the explosion, we have to look up, really up," he said, walking along the side of a 200-foot cliff. "Does it feel like an explosion, a real explosion?" asked Teichner. "Yeah, exactly. Everything shakes." Unbelievable . . . colossal . . . astonishing. Pick your adjective for the monster wave McNamara rode in January just off the Portuguese coast near Nazare. The Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, came to Nazare, too, to pray before he set out in 1497 -- and again after a successful return from his voyage to find a sea route to India with its rich spice trade. He did what Christopher Columbus tried to do but failed. Casimiro said that as a country, Portugal turns to the sea: "Our backs are turned to the land, and we are always looking at the sea. We have that kind of impulse to see what is after that." Even if it's frightening? "Yeah." Portugal is a country where the sea is and always has been regarded as a living being -- to be stared down, confronted. A song laments the price paid, but Portugal's greatest heroes -- Vasco da Gama among them -- are its explorers and their patrons during the Age of Discovery. In Lisbon, Portugal's capital, there's a monument to them: da Gama, Dias, Cabral, Magellan, Prince Henry the Navigator. All those names you memorized in grade school and immediately forgot. But think about this: In the 1400s and 1500s, their daring and navigational skill made little Portugal -- smaller than the state of Indiana -- the first global sea power. And very rich. How it happened is a story about innovation. We'll begin at Prince Henry the Navigator's outpost in Sagres. "The classical people, Romans, Greeks and other civilizations, they believed this is the point where the world finished," said historian Artur de Jesus of the craggy and windswept southwest corner of Europe. "They give you a picture, very interesting, how the sun sets here . . . they believe the sun dived inside the sea and might boil the sea." But the Portuguese thought otherwise. Here, close to where many explorers began their voyages, Prince Henry surrounded himself with scholars, mapmakers, astronomers, as well as navigators, amassing knowledge and intelligence -- the 15th century version of R&D.; Like a venture capitalist, he financed expeditions intended to push the boundaries of the known world -- for profit, and to spread Christianity. The idea, said de Jesus, was to take Christianity to other cultures, to other people, to other lands. "So Christianity and exploration were always tied together?" asked Teichner. "Always." Prince Henry died at Sagres in 1460. But by that time, Portuguese explorers had inched their way south along the coast of Africa, as far as Sierra Leone. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias made it around the Cape of Good Hope. Ten years later, Vasco da Gama reached India. Then, just two years after that, in 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil . . . and on it went, each explorer armed with knowledge provided by the last. At its peak, said Lt. Goncalves Neves, who heads the research department at the Portuguese Maritime Museum in Lisbon, Portugal's reach extended from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Tanegashima in Japan. From Brazil to Japan, with everything in-between. New technology was key, and this is what it looked like, circa 1440: A ship with triangular sails. It was called the caravel, an ocean-going version of smaller fishing boats. The caravel revolutionized exploration.- published: 13 Oct 2013
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Lisbon, Portugal: The Age of Discovery
King Manuel built the Jeronimos monastery and church in Lisbon on the site of a humble sea...
published: 29 Oct 2009
author: RickSteves
Lisbon, Portugal: The Age of Discovery
Lisbon, Portugal: The Age of Discovery
King Manuel built the Jeronimos monastery and church in Lisbon on the site of a humble sea-farers chapel as thanks for overseas discoveries. Richly ornate, w...- published: 29 Oct 2009
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- author: RickSteves
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Age of Discovery: Spanish and Portugese Explorations (clip)
Artwork and map animation help illustrate the exciting voyages of Prince Henry the Navigat...
published: 17 Oct 2007
author: phoenixfilmandvideo
Age of Discovery: Spanish and Portugese Explorations (clip)
Age of Discovery: Spanish and Portugese Explorations (clip)
Artwork and map animation help illustrate the exciting voyages of Prince Henry the Navigator, Díaz, Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Ponce de León, Balboa,...- published: 17 Oct 2007
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- author: phoenixfilmandvideo
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Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You...
published: 15 Jun 2012
author: crashcourse
Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" Americ...- published: 15 Jun 2012
- views: 375761
- author: crashcourse
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HowStuffWorks Videos The Age of Discovery Portuguese Explorers
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published: 19 Mar 2011
author: profistori
HowStuffWorks Videos The Age of Discovery Portuguese Explorers
HowStuffWorks Videos The Age of Discovery Portuguese Explorers
- published: 19 Mar 2011
- views: 974
- author: profistori
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Age of Exploration - Pre-Colonial America
http://storiesofusa.com/pre-colonial-america/ - Age of Exploration: Spain, France, Portuga...
published: 04 Dec 2010
author: Randy King
Age of Exploration - Pre-Colonial America
Age of Exploration - Pre-Colonial America
http://storiesofusa.com/pre-colonial-america/ - Age of Exploration: Spain, France, Portugal, England, Netherlands.- published: 04 Dec 2010
- views: 24341
- author: Randy King
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Portugal's great explorers
During the Age of Discovery, daring sailors with names like Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco d...
published: 13 Oct 2013
Portugal's great explorers
Portugal's great explorers
During the Age of Discovery, daring sailors with names like Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama set sail into uncharted waters in search of the unknown. Many came from the small seafaring country of Portugal, which became the first global sea power. Martha Teichner reports. During the Age of Discovery, daring sailors with names like Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama set sail into uncharted waters in search of the unknown. Many came from the small seafaring country of Portugal, which became the first global sea power. Martha Teichner reports. During the Age of Discovery, daring sailors with names like Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama set sail into uncharted waters in search of the unknown. Many came from the small seafaring country of Portugal, which became the first global sea power. Martha Teichner reports. Portugal's great explorers Portugal's great explorers Portugal's great explorers portugal,age of discovery,vasco da gama,explorers,sailor,captain,sea,ship,power,global,cbs sunday morning,video,videos,cbsnews.com video,cbs news video,- published: 13 Oct 2013
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Age of Exploration (AP Euro Review)
Mr. Richey's review lecture on the Age of Exploration and Discovery for AP European Histor...
published: 12 May 2013
author: Tom Richey
Age of Exploration (AP Euro Review)
Age of Exploration (AP Euro Review)
Mr. Richey's review lecture on the Age of Exploration and Discovery for AP European History students.- published: 12 May 2013
- views: 257
- author: Tom Richey
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AP World History 26, The Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery
1) Zheng He's Voyages
2) Portuguese and Spanish Voyages
a) Portugal...
published: 24 Jan 2014
AP World History 26, The Age of Discovery
AP World History 26, The Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery 1) Zheng He's Voyages 2) Portuguese and Spanish Voyages a) Portugal i) Henry the Navigator ii) Bartholomew Dias iii) Vasco da Gama b) Spain i) Christopher Columbus c) The Treaty of Tordesillas i) Ferdinand Magellan- published: 24 Jan 2014
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Age of Discovery
http://www.nextdimensionmultimedia.com - Best Educational Content Based Collection for Sch...
published: 19 Sep 2008
author: Imran Amin
Age of Discovery
Age of Discovery
http://www.nextdimensionmultimedia.com - Best Educational Content Based Collection for Schools, Parents, Teachers, Tuition Centers and Institutes. To Place Y...- published: 19 Sep 2008
- views: 20722
- author: Imran Amin
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The Age of Conquest I. LO ONE Define the age of discovery and explain HOW, WHY, and WHEN
The Age of Conquest Discuss the age of conquest and its various phases of development. In ...
published: 26 Jul 2013
author: Sean Kennedy
The Age of Conquest I. LO ONE Define the age of discovery and explain HOW, WHY, and WHEN
The Age of Conquest I. LO ONE Define the age of discovery and explain HOW, WHY, and WHEN
The Age of Conquest Discuss the age of conquest and its various phases of development. In your discussion give examples of each phase of its development and ...- published: 26 Jul 2013
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- author: Sean Kennedy
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Why Portugal was so Important to the Age of Exploration
why Portugal was so important to the age of Exploration....
published: 03 Mar 2011
author: Tess Weglarz
Why Portugal was so Important to the Age of Exploration
Why Portugal was so Important to the Age of Exploration
why Portugal was so important to the age of Exploration.- published: 03 Mar 2011
- views: 340
- author: Tess Weglarz
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Monument to the Discoveries / Padrão dos Descobrimentos / Μνημείο των Ανακαλύψεων
Padrão dos Descobrimentos / Monument to the Discoveries / Μνημείο των Ανακαλύψεων
Padrão ...
published: 31 Mar 2014
Monument to the Discoveries / Padrão dos Descobrimentos / Μνημείο των Ανακαλύψεων
Monument to the Discoveries / Padrão dos Descobrimentos / Μνημείο των Ανακαλύψεων
Padrão dos Descobrimentos / Monument to the Discoveries / Μνημείο των Ανακαλύψεων Padrão dos Descobrimentos is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries.- published: 31 Mar 2014
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Tour of Lagos, Portugal
from Wikipedia:
Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due t...
published: 05 Apr 2014
Tour of Lagos, Portugal
Tour of Lagos, Portugal
from Wikipedia: Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of tourist-friendly beaches, bars, restaurants, and hotels, renowned for its vibrant summer nightlife and parties. Yet, Lagos is also a historic centre of the Portuguese Age of Discovery, frequent home of Henry the Navigator, historical shipyard and, at one time, centre of the European slave trade. In 2012, travel website TripAdvisor, classified Lagos as the number 1 travel destination, on a list of "15 destinations on the rise" worldwide.- published: 05 Apr 2014
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Portuguese lessons for students of all ages
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published: 14 Dec 2013
Portuguese lessons for students of all ages
Portuguese lessons for students of all ages
Try Rocket Portuguese For Free! http://tinyurl.com/q5ksh4g Sign up now to get instant online access to the Rocket Portuguese Premium course for 6 days, PLUS, six daily emails full of hints and tips to guide you through making the most of your course! The Rocket Portuguese 6 Day Free trial is your ticket to discovering how well the Rocket Languages system will get you speaking and understanding Portuguese like a native, while cutting your learning time by up to 50%! Most of the lexicon of Portuguese is derived from Latin. Nevertheless, because of the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, and the participation of Portugal in the Age of Discovery, it has adopted loanwords from all over the world. Very few Portuguese words can be traced to the pre-Roman inhabitants of Portugal, which included the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes. The Phoenicians and Carthaginians, briefly present, also left some scarce traces. Some notable examples are abóbora "pumpkin" and bezerro "year-old calf", from the nearby Celtiberian language (probably through the Celtici); cerveja "beer", from Celtic; through Latin "cervisia." In the 5th century, the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania) was conquered by the Germanic Suebi and Visigoths. As they adopted the Roman civilization and language, however, these people contributed only a few words to the lexicon, mostly related to warfare—such as espora "spur", estaca "stake", and guerra "war", from Gothic *spaúra, *stakka, and *wirro, respectively. The influence also exists in toponymic surnames and patronymic surnames borne by Visigoth sovereigns and their descendants, and it dwells on placenames such has Ermesinde, Esposende and Resende where sinde and sende are derived from the Germanic "sinths" (military expedition) and in the case of Resende, the prefix re comes from Germanic "reths" (council). Between the 9th and 13th centuries, Portuguese acquired about 900 words from Arabic by influence of Moorish Iberia. They are often recognizable by the initial Arabic article a(l)-, and include many common words such as aldeia "village" from الضيعة alḍai`a (or from Edictum Rothari: aldii, aldias),[80] alface "lettuce" from الخس alkhass, armazém "warehouse" from المخزن almakhzan, and azeite "olive oil" from الزيت azzait. From Arabic came also the grammatically peculiar word oxalá إن شاء الله "hopefully". The Mozambican currency name metical was derived from the word متقال mitqāl, a unit of weight. The word Mozambique itself is from the Arabic name of sultan Muça Alebique (Musa Alibiki). Starting in the 15th century, the Portuguese maritime explorations led to the introduction of many loanwords from Asian languages. For instance, catana "cutlass" from Japanese katana and chá "tea" from Chinese chá. From South America came batata "potato", from Taino; ananás and abacaxi, from Tupi--Guarani naná and Tupi ibá cati, respectively (two species of pineapple), and tucano "toucan" from Guarani tucan. Portuguese language schools Portuguese language software Portuguese language training Portuguese lesson Portuguese lessons Portuguese names Portuguese online Portuguese phrases Portuguese school Portuguese software Portuguese translate Portuguese translation Portuguese translations Portuguese translator Portuguese tutor Portuguese vocabulary Portuguese words Portuguese writing learn basic Portuguese learn how to speak Portuguese learn Portuguese study Portuguese study Portuguese language teach me Portuguese- published: 14 Dec 2013
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free conversational portuguese lessons with audio
Try Rocket Portuguese For Free!
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published: 14 Dec 2013
free conversational portuguese lessons with audio
free conversational portuguese lessons with audio
Try Rocket Portuguese For Free! http://tinyurl.com/q5ksh4g Sign up now to get instant online access to the Rocket Portuguese Premium course for 6 days, PLUS, six daily emails full of hints and tips to guide you through making the most of your course! The Rocket Portuguese 6 Day Free trial is your ticket to discovering how well the Rocket Languages system will get you speaking and understanding Portuguese like a native, while cutting your learning time by up to 50%! Most of the lexicon of Portuguese is derived from Latin. Nevertheless, because of the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, and the participation of Portugal in the Age of Discovery, it has adopted loanwords from all over the world. Very few Portuguese words can be traced to the pre-Roman inhabitants of Portugal, which included the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes. The Phoenicians and Carthaginians, briefly present, also left some scarce traces. Some notable examples are abóbora "pumpkin" and bezerro "year-old calf", from the nearby Celtiberian language (probably through the Celtici); cerveja "beer", from Celtic; through Latin "cervisia." In the 5th century, the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania) was conquered by the Germanic Suebi and Visigoths. As they adopted the Roman civilization and language, however, these people contributed only a few words to the lexicon, mostly related to warfare—such as espora "spur", estaca "stake", and guerra "war", from Gothic *spaúra, *stakka, and *wirro, respectively. The influence also exists in toponymic surnames and patronymic surnames borne by Visigoth sovereigns and their descendants, and it dwells on placenames such has Ermesinde, Esposende and Resende where sinde and sende are derived from the Germanic "sinths" (military expedition) and in the case of Resende, the prefix re comes from Germanic "reths" (council). Between the 9th and 13th centuries, Portuguese acquired about 900 words from Arabic by influence of Moorish Iberia. They are often recognizable by the initial Arabic article a(l)-, and include many common words such as aldeia "village" from الضيعة alḍai`a (or from Edictum Rothari: aldii, aldias),[80] alface "lettuce" from الخس alkhass, armazém "warehouse" from المخزن almakhzan, and azeite "olive oil" from الزيت azzait. From Arabic came also the grammatically peculiar word oxalá إن شاء الله "hopefully". The Mozambican currency name metical was derived from the word متقال mitqāl, a unit of weight. The word Mozambique itself is from the Arabic name of sultan Muça Alebique (Musa Alibiki). Starting in the 15th century, the Portuguese maritime explorations led to the introduction of many loanwords from Asian languages. For instance, catana "cutlass" from Japanese katana and chá "tea" from Chinese chá. From South America came batata "potato", from Taino; ananás and abacaxi, from Tupi--Guarani naná and Tupi ibá cati, respectively (two species of pineapple), and tucano "toucan" from Guarani tucan. Portuguese language schools Portuguese language software Portuguese language training Portuguese lesson Portuguese lessons Portuguese names Portuguese online Portuguese phrases Portuguese school Portuguese software Portuguese translate Portuguese translation Portuguese translations Portuguese translator Portuguese tutor Portuguese vocabulary Portuguese words Portuguese writing learn basic Portuguese learn how to speak Portuguese learn Portuguese study Portuguese study Portuguese language teach me Portuguese- published: 14 Dec 2013
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Madeira,Portugal-Trip
Finally i had time to upload.I hope u like it wikipedia: Madeira was re-discovered by Port...
published: 08 Feb 2011
author: dunaparty
Madeira,Portugal-Trip
Madeira,Portugal-Trip
Finally i had time to upload.I hope u like it wikipedia: Madeira was re-discovered by Portuguese sailors in the service of Infante D. Henrique (Henry the Nav...- published: 08 Feb 2011
- views: 496
- author: dunaparty
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Madeira - Funchal - Market - Cable car - Monte - Portugal - Fado - Amália Rodrigues - Com que voz
Madeira is a Portuguese island just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the...
published: 02 Nov 2011
author: corryenangelique
Madeira - Funchal - Market - Cable car - Monte - Portugal - Fado - Amália Rodrigues - Com que voz
Madeira - Funchal - Market - Cable car - Monte - Portugal - Fado - Amália Rodrigues - Com que voz
Madeira is a Portuguese island just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...- published: 02 Nov 2011
- views: 2362
- author: corryenangelique