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欧洲人探索新大陆的历程(4/13)

They wanted to set up trade themselves.

If they could sail to Asia directly for these products, the resulting trade would bring huge profits.

The leader of Portugal's exploration efforts was Prince Henry, a son of King John the first.

He was interested in sea travel and exploration. So he became known as Henry ·1.

Prince Henry brought experts to his country, and studied the sciences involved in exploration.

He built an observatory to study the stars.

Portuguese sea captains led their ships around the west coast of Africa, hoping to find a path to India and East Asia.

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