Based on your knowledge of European navigational trade routes and colonization, how can you best explain the presence of a Portuguese Christian missionary in India during this period

Portuguese Christian missionary in India

Explanation:

The age of exploration began when European were travelling seas in search of trading routes and wealth. Bartolomeu Dias found the Cape of Good Hope. It helped Portuguese to arrive in India and the Far East from the southern tip of Africa. During this period Portuguese have dominated the spice trade in Asia. Vasco da Gama became the first European from Portugal to take a voyage from Africa to India. Portuguese missionaries arrived in India near Kozhikode along with the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

answer:

it caused mass african migration, african populations to grow, african empires to topple, and racism against slaves to emerge.

background

early european explorers to the americas likely experienced emotions including awe at the vast "new" environment, amazement at meeting "others," the thrill of the unknown, concern for personal safety, desire for personal reward, and longing for their homeland and those left behind. written and pictorial records attributed to europeans provide the bulk of the records of these early travels. impressions of natives as well as native impressions of europeans are frequently framed in the narratives of the explorers. examination of these records indicates the cautious and curious nature of first encounters.

significance

centuries of ignorance, prejudice, and opinions lacking evidence or scholarly research have tainted traditional views of the earliest meetings between native americans (first nations in canada) and europeans. students may come to recognize how the later period of continued exploration, settlement, and interaction was influenced by these early encounters from the st. lawrence river to georgia.