Question

From your studies of the explorers, which of the following contributed to exploration in the name of Portugal?

Joliet
Dias
Prince Henry
Da Gama

Answers

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The explorers who contributed to exploration in the name of Portugal include:

1. **Bartolomeu Dias** - He was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, reaching the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
2. **Vasco da Gama** - He is known for being the first to find a sea route to India by sailing around Africa, arriving in Calicut in 1498.
3. **Prince Henry the Navigator** - Though not an explorer himself, he played a significant role in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and the Age of Discoveries by sponsoring numerous explorations along the African coast.

**Joliet** (Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet) was a French explorer and is not associated with Portuguese exploration.

So, the correct contributions in the name of Portugal are Dias, Prince Henry, and Da Gama.

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