European exploration of Africa
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title:
European exploration of Africa
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The geography of North Africa has been reasonably well known among Europeans since classical antiquity in Greco-Roman geography. Northwest Africa was known as either Libya or Africa, while Egypt was considered part of Asia. European exploration of sub-Saharan Africa begins with the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, pioneered by the Kingdom of Portugal under Henry the Navigator. The Cape of Good Hope was first reached by Bartolomeu Dias on 12 March 1488, opening the important sea route to Ind
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Period of history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_exploration_of_Africa
date created:
2005-06-14T03:21:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:19:28Z
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