Question

Which describes the Portuguese voyages of exploration from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic? 
a. The Portuguese attempted to reach the Far East by sailing down the coast of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
b. The Portuguese negotiated with Muslim pirates to sail through the straight of Gibraltar and down the coast of Africa.
c. The Portuguese endeavored to find their own all-water route to Asia by sailing west, around the world.
d. The Portuguese forged a route to the Indian Ocean by sailing down the coast of Arabia on the Red Sea.

Answer 1

Portuguese discoveries is the name given to the intensive maritime exploration by the Portuguese during the 15th and 16th centuries. Portuguese sailors were at the vanguard of European overseas exploration, discovering and mapping the coasts of Africa, Asia and Brazil, in what became known as the Age of Discovery. Methodical expeditions started in 1419 along West Africa's coast under the sponsorship of prince Henry the Navigator, with Bartolomeu Dias reaching the Cape of Good Hope and entering the Indian Ocean in 1488. Ten years later, Vasco da Gama led the first fleet around Africa to India, arriving in Calicut and starting a maritime route from Portugal to India. Soon, after reaching Brazil, explorations proceed to southeast Asia, having reached Japan in 1542.

Answer 2

Age of Discovery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Portuguese began systematically exploring the Atlantic coast of Africa from ... but the factual knowledge was limited to the Mediterranean coasts and little ... an account of journeys throughout Asia from 1271 to 1295, describing being a ...
Henry the Navigator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry is regarded as the patron of Portuguese exploration. ... to both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Henry sponsored voyages down the coast of Africa.

Answer 3

So A?

Answer 4

A