I. Translate the sentences.I Magellan is an explorer from Portugal who wants to sail west to find a new route to Indonesia.麦哲伦是一个从葡萄牙来的探险家,他想要向西航行,找一条去印度尼西亚的新路线。2 In November, the ships can't move because there is no wind to fill the sails.在十一月...
For years he had begged the rulers of Portugal and Spain to give him money for this journey. He wanted to find a route from Europe to the Indies by sailing west. The Indies included China, Japan, and India. No one had done this before. ...
Vasco da Gama is remembered as the Portuguese explorer that was also the first European to successfully navigate the sea route to India. This opened the door to wide-spread imperialism in Asia as well as a lucrative and violent spice trade for Portugal. ...
Who started the westward expansion? John L. O'Sullivan: John L. O'Sullivan was an American-born writer and editor who founded the literary publicationThe United States Magazine and Democratic Review, and later went to become ambassador to Portugal. However, during the Civil War he became involv...
"Christopher Columbus to Ferdinand Magellan" - Both Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan failed to convince Portuguese rulers to sponsor their voyages. Columbus was turned down by King John II; Magellan by his successor, King Manuel I. They both approached Portugal's great enemy, Spain, for financial ...
After a short stint working offshore as a seismic explorer, he returned to Nairobi and began his adventures around Kenya and Southern Africa. From these wanderings, his blog the Kenyan Backpacker was born – to share his experiences and tales from the open road. Besides backpacking and ...
The Portuguese national epic poem,Os Lusiadas(“The Lusiads”), was written in his honour by Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524-1580), Portugal’s greatest ever poet. 6. John Cabot (c. 1450-1498) Born Giovanni Caboto, the Venetian explorer became known for his 1497 voyage to North Americ...
Unfortunately, he was denied by John, on the grounds that his estimated distance was way shorter than what was usual. Being rejected by Portugal, he took his research and findings at Genoa and England to prove them, but was rejected again. He then went straight to Spain to ask for an ...
What countries owned the Caribbean? The four main colonial powers in the Caribbean werethe Spanish, English, Dutch, and French. Other countries that held possession of various islands at different times were Portugal, Sweden, and Denmark.
TIMELINE OF THE WORLD Johannes Gutenberg devises movable-type printing press —1450s Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, is born —1473 Michelangelo Buonarroti is born —1475 Bartholomeu Dias of Portugal rounds the southern tip of Africa —1488 ...