What was a key role of Prince Henry the Navigator in Portugal's Age of Exploration?

He personally discovered the sea route around Africa to India.

He funded voyages and supported experts in navigation.

He negotiated trade deals directly with Chinese emperors.

He designed and built a new, faster type of ship called the galleon.

What was the primary economic goal of the sea voyages sponsored by Portugal in the 15th century?

To find a direct maritime path to trade with Asia.

To create a complete and accurate map of the entire African continent.

To form military alliances with powerful Italian city-states.

To discover new sources of gold and silver in the Americas.

A northern passage above Europe

It caused most other nations to abandon their own exploration efforts as they felt they could not compete.

It inspired rival nations like Spain to fund their own expeditions to find new maritime passages to the East.

It led to the immediate formation of a pan-European alliance to peacefully share the new trade routes.

It resulted in a shift away from sea travel back to the more reliable and established land routes across Asia.