The Portuguese Empire (), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ("Ultramar Portugues"), was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance. It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Portuguese Macau to China in 1999.

The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery. Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal, it would eventually expand across the globe. Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 141819, using recent developments in navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel, in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1498, Vasco da Gama reached India. In 1500, either by an accidental landfall or by the crown's secret design, Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast.

Over the following decades, Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia, establishing forts and factories as they went. By 1571, a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa, the Middle East, India and South Asia. This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth (1500-1800), when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal's per capita income.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. The Portuguese Empire
2. yes
3. also known as the Portuguese Overseas
4. from1415 to 1999.
5. almost six centuries
6. a commercial network
7. yes
8. East Asia
9. thee coast of africa
10. the Atlantic archipelagos
11. 141819,
12. Sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade
13. using recent developments in navigation,
14. such as the caravel,
15. Pedro Alvares Cabral
16. on the South American coast.
17. In 1500
18. Bartolomeu Dias
19. 1488
20. Vasco da Gama
1. what is one of the longest lived empires?
2. is there an alternate name?
3. what?
4. What years did it exsist for?
5. how many centuries is that?
6. What had a substansial impact on the economic growth?
7. Was it a positive impact?
8. Where did sailors explore?
9. Where did they explore first?
10. and?
11. when?
12. what were they searching for?
13. how were they to do this?
14. such as?
15. Who discovered Brazil?
16. where is it?
17. What year?
18. Who sailed to the cape of good hope?
19. when?
20. Who sailed to India?