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6 marksAtlantic Connections

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding early European contact with Africa and the Americas prior to 1492.

With reference to Document I, identify who were the people encountered by Thorvald during his exploration and provide TWO reasons to support your answer.

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  1. 1(b)With reference to Document II, outline THREE ways in which Prince Henry the Navigator facilitated contact between Portugal and West Africa prior to 1492.[9 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, provide TWO reasons supporting the claim that Africans arrived in the Caribbean prior to the 1490s.[6 marks]
  3. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II, and III, provide THREE points supporting the view that a transatlantic network existed well before the voyages of Columbus.[9 marks]

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