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Aprender História de Portugal

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Aprender História de Portugal

This learning plan is essential for anyone seeking to understand how Portugal, despite its small size, became one of history's most influential nations through exploration and empire-building. It's ideal for history enthusiasts, students of European and colonial studies, travelers to Portuguese-speaking countries, and anyone interested in understanding how past empires shape modern global relationships and cultural identities.

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What You'll Learn

  • Understand the medieval origins of Portugal and the Reconquista movement that led to its founding as an independent nation
  • Explore Portugal's Age of Discovery and how explorers transformed it into a pioneering global maritime power
  • Analyze the rise and fall of Portugal's colonial empire and its lasting cultural, economic, and political impacts worldwide
  • Trace Portugal's modern journey from authoritarian rule through the Carnation Revolution to its current democratic status in the European Union
  • Gain insight into how a small European nation profoundly shaped global history through exploration, colonization, and political transformation

Discover how Portugal emerged from the medieval Iberian Peninsula, exploring the forces that shaped European kingdoms, the Reconquista, and the founding of the Portuguese nation.

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An epic journey through medieval Europe, exploring the forces that shaped our world from Rome's fall to the Renaissance.

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Abd al-Rahman III: Medieval Spain's Machiavellian Master

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Journey through Portugal's golden age of exploration as navigators like Vasco da Gama opened new worlds, transforming Portugal into a global maritime empire.

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John Harrison's quest to solve sea navigation's greatest challenge

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Mapping Mysteries: Columbus to Humboldt

Explore how Columbus's magnificent miscalculation changed history, the enigmatic connections between Templars and the New World, and how Humboldt's scientific approach revolutionized our understanding of exploration.

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Examine Portugal's vast colonial empire across Africa, Asia, and Brazil, understanding both the power and the complex legacies of Portuguese imperialism.

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Explore Portugal's dramatic 20th century transformation from dictatorship to democracy, understanding how this small nation navigated revolution and modernization in modern Europe.

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