Where was Vasco da Gama from?
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Portugal
For the Portuguese crown.
💡 Did you know? Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman and navigator in the service of the crown.
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What did Vasco da Gama achieve in 1498?
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sea route to India
No one had managed it before.
💡 Did you know? In 1498 da Gama became the first to reach India by sea: a milestone of world trade.
Around which cape did Vasco da Gama’s route to India lead?
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Cape of Good Hope
At the southern tip of Africa.
💡 Did you know? He rounded Africa's southern tip at the Cape of Good Hope: a passage previously feared.
Which goods did Portugal seek on the sea route to India?
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spices
Without the rivals' overland trade.
💡 Did you know? Portugal sought the sea route to bypass Arab and Venetian middlemen in the spice trade.
What did da Gama's voyage bring?
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Portugal's rise
For about a century.
💡 Did you know? Da Gama's route made Portugal the world's leading maritime and trading power for a century.
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