Asked by Anjani Maladi on May 06, 2024
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Where did Vasco da Gama hope to get to by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?
A) North America
B) South America
C) the East
D) Australia
E) Europe
Vasco Da Gama
A Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail directly from Europe to India by navigating around Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
Cape Of Good Hope
A rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a waypoint on the sea route to the East.
The East
A term often used to refer collectively to the regions of Asia, including the Middle East, often distinguished from Western countries.
- Become informed about the reasons Europeans pursued exploration and the technologies that supported prolonged sea voyages.
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Learning Objectives
- Become informed about the reasons Europeans pursued exploration and the technologies that supported prolonged sea voyages.
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