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Pedro Álvares Cabral Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

In this timeline game, players will have the opportunity to test their knowledge of historical events by placing them in their correct chronological order. By engaging with this game, players can deepen their understanding of significant moments in history, such as the exploration of new lands, like the one led by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral.

  • Players will learn about key events in history
  • Players will improve their chronological reasoning skills
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  • 1467: Pedro Álvares Cabral is born in Belmonte, Portugal
  • 1497: Cabral becomes a nobleman in the Portuguese court
  • 1500: Cabral is chosen to lead a fleet to India by King Manuel I of Portugal
  • March 9, 1500: Cabral sets sail from Lisbon with a fleet of 13 ships
  • April 22, 1500: Cabral discovers the coast of Brazil
  • April 22, 1500: Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal
  • May 2, 1500: Cabral continues his journey to India
  • September 13, 1500: Cabral arrives in Calicut, India
  • 1500-1501: Cabral establishes trade relations with the local rulers in India
  • January 16, 1501: Cabral's fleet is attacked by Arab merchants in India
  • February 2, 1501: Cabral retaliates by attacking the Arab fleet
  • July 23, 1501: Cabral returns to Portugal with his fleet
  • August 23, 1501: Cabral is received as a hero in Portugal
  • 1503: Cabral is appointed as the governor of the Portuguese India fleet
  • 1504: Cabral leads a successful expedition to India
  • 1505: Cabral's fleet is hit by a storm on the return journey
  • 1505: Cabral loses most of his ships and crew in the storm
  • 1505: Cabral is recalled to Portugal and his command is taken away
  • 1505: Cabral retires from active exploration and settles in Santarém, Portugal
  • 1520: Cabral dies in Santarém, Portugal

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