Dene Eang Grade 9 Humanities Sept.

3, 2014

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Humanities Timeline Task
Due Date: Sept. 16, 2014

Action Plan
To complete this task, I plan on researching the following terms/people/events:
Geography of Malabar Coast
Afonso dAlbuquerque
Henry The Navigator
In order to complete this task efficiently, I have come up with a plan, which can
be seen below:

Date and Time Task to be done Materials needed
Sept. 3, 2014, 8:30pm





Sept. 4, 2014, 11:30am



Sept. 4, 2014, 6:00pm






Sept. 5, 2014, 11:30am







Sept. 5, 2014, 8:00pm









Sept. 7, 2014, 5:30pm
Try to complete
research and
paragraph for
Malabar Coast
Geography

Show completed
work to Mr. Jeff
for improvement

Apply any
changes to
Malabar research
and paragraphs
according to Mr.
Jeffs opinion

Go to library and
find books about
topics (Malabar,
Alfonso
dAlbuquerque,
Henry the
Navigator)


Start researching
Alfonso
dAlbuquerque
and write a
paragraph about
his importance




Blue worksheet
Laptop (Internet)




Laptop (Research
and Paragraph)


Laptop (Research
and Paragraph)





Notebook, Laptop







Laptop (Research,
Worksheets from
class)







Laptop (Research,
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Sept. 7, 2014, 8:30pm



Sept. 8, 2014, 11:30am





Sept. 8, Sept. 9, 2014




Sept. 10, 2014, 6:00pm



Sept. 11, 2014



Use library online
sources to find
out about Henry
the Navigator and
try to write a
paragraph

Add on and fix
paragraphs about
topic importance

Show work to Mr.
Jeff for comments
and ways to
improve
paragraphs

Make final
adjustments/
improvements to
paragraphs

Transfer
information to
Tiki Toki timeline

Hand in work to
Mr. Jeff

Paragraphs,
Internet)



Laptop (Research,
Paragraphs)


Laptop (Research,
Paragraphs)




Laptop (Research,
Paragraphs)



Laptop (Research,
Paragraphs,
Internet)

Word document
containing
research,
paragraphs
Timeline

















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Research

Geography of Malabar Coast
Concept: Globalization
Research Questions: How did spice production in Malabar Coast lead to
globalization between the East and West?

Background Information:
o Indias south west coast
o Sand dunes
o Canals and lagoons formed waterways
Home of spices, influenced European countries to explore the East
o Several trading posts established by the Portuguese
o After discovering direct routes to India, the Portuguese took over
spice trading by forming fortresses and agreements in Malabar
ports.
Control of spice trading constantly switched ownerships, causing
countries to come together for these goods
o Trading posts in Malabar was visited by the Dutch (17
th
century)
and French (18
th
century)
o Whole region was eventually controlled by British near the end of
18
th
century
Malabar brought in different countries because of trading, which lead to
these countries depending on each other for luxury goods such as spices
European traders were intrigued by the shipping qualities of Malabar
As of today, the United States is the highest in spice imports














A Portuguese ship near the coast of Malabar.









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Afonso dAlbuquerque
Concept: Power
Research Question: How did Albuquerques conquest lead to Portugals Power?

Background Information
o Born 1453 in Portugal
o Died 1515 at sea near India
o Son of Goncalo de Albuquerque and Leonor de Menezes
o Portuguese soldier
10 years of Military experience in North Africa (Battle
against Muslims)
Planned on:
o Control of maritime trade routes in the East
o Permanent fortresses
o Established populations
Path to Power
o Built first Portuguese fortress in Cochin and established a Garrison
o Set up a Quilon trading post
o Cut trading between the Arabs and India by setting up a trading
post that blocked the mouth of the Red Sea
o Allowed trade between Persia and Europe by capturing Hormuz
o Continued to try raiding Persia and Arabian coasts after failing to
establish a Hormuz fortress.
Conquered Goa (1510) in India
o Occupied Goa but forced out after two months
o Eventually took control by physical attack
o Replaced Muslim rule over Goa
o Planned to be the main location of spice trade
o Alfonso gave Goa its own population by marrying his men to the
widows of his victims
Conquered Malacca (1511) on Malay Peninsula
o Took the main trading port of spices
o Placed troops to secure the port for Portugal
o Sent ships out to find spices
o Main place for Portugal
Built respect by winning wars and conquering new lands










Alfonso dAlbuquerque


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Prince Henry the Navigator
Concept: Trade
Research Question: How did the accomplishments by Prince Henry temporarily
improve trade for Portugal?

Background Information:

Born in 1394
Died in 1460
Portuguese Prince, Explorer, and Soldier

Path to Power:

Took plenty of chances to trade with Western Africa
o Traded for traditional products such as slaves and gold
Slave trade increased in profit during 1448
o Established colonies on undeveloped islands
Known for supporting many expeditions among the West Coast of Africa
o Expeditions were made in order to create maps for:
Defeating Muslims
Spread Christianity
Establish trade routes

Impacted exploration for Portugal
First to sail to Gambia River (Africa)
Discovered Porto Santo, a small island
Concentrated more on sponsoring discoveries rather than physically
participating
His support for expeditions led to discoveries of new sea routes to the
Indies

Other Achievements
Made a navigational school in which Prince Henry taught skills that he has
learned over exploration experiences
Known as Prince Henry the Navigator although he hasnt been on many
expeditions, but sponsored them instead











Prince Henry The Navigator
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SUMMARIES/PARAGRAPHS

The Malabar Coast, located on the southwest part of India led to many
interactions between the East and the West. Since so many countries were
attracted to Malabar, they came together and depended on each other for certain
goods. Because of all the spices in Malabar, European countries were soon
intrigued in exploring the East, which led to expeditions around the world. The
Portuguese alone had about 7 trading posts in Malabar. Malabar trading posts
were not only established by Portugal, but also the Dutch and French. Due to the
high demand for the spice trade, lots of countries came together in order to gain
control. In conclusion, the Malabar Coast made countries interdependent for
goods and power amongst trading, which then allowed interactions for this
trade, otherwise known as globalization.

Afonso dAlbuquerque was a Portuguese conqueror. His many conquests to
capture different territories brought much power for himself and Portugal. In
order to increase and stabilize his power, Afonso would build permanent
fortresses and populations, therefore securing ownership of captured territory.
Afonso established a trading post near the red sea, which cuts trading from India
and the Arabs. Afterwards, he captured Hormuz and enabled trade between
Persia and Europe. Afonso also captured the main location of spice trade, which
was Malacca. With the help of his military skills and choices of strategic areas to
conquer, Afonso diverted trading to his lands, which gives Portugal the ultimate
power over trading. After Portugal had control of the spice trade, all the
countries would come to it for goods, increasing Portugals power and also the
convergence of other countries.

Prince Henry The Navigator is a Portuguese prince, explorer, and soldier. Not
only did Prince Henry improve exploration for Portugal, but he also helped
increase the trading profits. The reason for exploration and trading improving
was due to some of Prince Henrys accomplishments. Although Prince Henry is
recognized as The Navigator, he hasnt been on many expeditions; hes only
supported them. His assistance in these expeditions allowed Portugal to be the
first to sail to Africas Gambia River. The expeditions also helped create maps to
establish trade and sea routes. After visiting Western Africa, Prince Henry got a
hold of Slave and Gold trade. In 1448, the trade of Slaves and Gold increased in
profit, which also increased cash flow and wealth for Portugal. With the help of
Henry the Navigator, Portugals trade and exploration did well. After seeing
Portugal do well in this area, it is most likely that other countries came together
and set off for expeditions in hopes of new lands or trading opportunities.

PLAN EVALUATION
After following through with my plan above, I found it successful for the most
part in terms of organizing my time correctly. Some major factors that threw me
off a little bit would be the time I spent researching, it took me longer than
expected. I also found that I couldnt work on this task during certain times due
to other assessments. I still followed my plan pretty well, the timings were just a
bit off, and I switched my research topic. Despite the due date change, I
technically finished on time according to the old due date, so my plan worked ok.
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WORKS CITED:

Research Cited:

"Britannica School." Britannica School. Brittanica Encycolopoediea, 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
"Henry the Navigator." Henry the Navigator. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2014.
"Meet the Man Who Propelled Portuguese Exploration Forward." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
"Prince Henry the Navigator Biography for Kids." MrNussbaumcom A FREE Learning World for Kids
Teachers and Parents Prince Henry the Navigator Biography for Kids Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 10
Sept. 2014.
"Prince Henry the Navigator." Enchanted Learning. Enchanted Learning, n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2014.
"Malabar Coast." Brittanica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014. Web. 5 Sept. 2014.
"MALABAR, EUROPEANS AND THE MARITIME TRADE OF (Western Colonialism)." Whatwhenhow
RSS. What-When-How, 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.
"Malabar Herbs and Spices." Herbs and Spices. Malabar Super Spice, 2014. Web. 6 Sept. 2014.
"Origins of Agriculture." Brittanica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014. Web. 5 Sept. 2014.
"Afonso De Albuquerque Facts." Afonso De Albuquerque Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2014.
Afonso De Albuquerque. 16th ce. National Museum of Ancient Art, n.p.
"Alfonso De Alberquerque, The Great." Brittanica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014. Web. 4 Sept. 2014.
"Alfonso DE Albuquerque." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2014.

IMAGES CITED:

Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) Portuguese prince, founder of school of navigation. .
Photography. Encyclopdia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 10 Sep 2014.
http://quest.eb.com/#/search/300_2281655/1/300_2281655/cite

Alfonso D?Albuquerque. Illustration. Encyclopdia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 6 Sep 2014.
http://quest.eb.com/#/search/312_1013102/1/312_1013102/cite


Portuguese ship off coast of Malabar, engraving from voyages of Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563-
1611), India, 16th century. Photograph.Encyclopdia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 6 Sep 2014.
http://quest.eb.com/#/search/126_171572/1/126_171572/cite