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Henry the Navigator: Media
prince of Portugal
Study the history of the African slave trade and its economic effect on western Africa, where coastal states became rich and powerful while savanna states were destabilized as their people were taken captive
Learn about the history of the slave trade in western Africa.
exploration sponsored by Henry the Navigator
Areas reached by explorers under the sponsorship of Henry the Navigator
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