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Year 7 II Tri Review

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  • What is Bartolomeu Dias famous for?
    He became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, proving a sea route to Asia was possible
  • Why did Central West begin to be settled in the 18th Century?
    Because of the discovery of gold
  • This Portuguese ruler invested heavily in navigation:
    Prince Henry the Navigator
  • Before the Age of Exploration, which route did Europe use to trade with Asia?
    The Silk Road
  • Which Brazilian region is the most populous?
    Southeast
  • Which navigator asked Spain to fund his expedition to reach Asia?
    Christopher Columbus
  • By the mid-1500s what became the major economic activity in the Northeast?
    Sugar cane
  • Which country is considered the pioneer of the Age of Exploration?
    Portugal
  • What is the most economically developed sub-region in the Northeast?
    Zona da Mata
  • What was the main goal of Portugal when they invested in navigation?
    Find a sea route to Asia to bypass Ottoman-controlled trade routes
  • Name the four Northeast sub-regions
    Zona da Mata, Agreste, Sertão, Meio-Norte
  • Name Columbus's three ships
    Niña, Pinta, and Santa María
  • Explain what the Treaty of Tordesillas was
    An imaginary line dividing the world between Spain and Portugal
  • Southeast is the most economically developed region in Brazil. How much do they contribute to the country's GDP?
    Over 50%
  • Why did Spain join the Age of Exploration later than Portugal?
    Because of internal conflicts, such as Reconquista
  • What attracted millions of migrants to the Southeast in the mid-20th Century?
    The industrial boom
  • What was the first major economic activity in the Northeast?
    Extracting Brazilwood
  • Where did Columbus's first expedition land? Did he reach the East Indies?
    No, he landed in the Caribbean.
  • What is Vasco da Gama famous for?
    He reached India in 1498, securing Portugal's dominance in the spice trade
  • Which Northeast sub-region thrives on babassu palm extraction?
    Meio-Norte
  • What activity became the economic engine of Southeast in the 19th Century?
    Coffee
  • Which continent did Portugal want to sail around to reach Asia?
    Africa
  • Which sub-region in Northeast is historically plagued by droughts?
    Sertão
  • What Asian goods were considered valuable to Europe?
    Silk, gold, and spices
  • Where was the Portuguese school of navigation founded?
    Sagres
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