GNS 320 Theory Questions: Portuguese Exploration and Empire in West Africa

300 Level Department of Social Science And Humanities exam questions and detailed answers. Download the answers in document format. Correct, detailed, and straightforward answers.

Questions:

1. What factors spurred the Portuguese to voyage of exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries in West Africa
2. Describe the Portuguese empire at its height in West Africa and account for its decline
3. How did other European nations break the Portuguese monopoly of slave trade in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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