Vasco da Gama

that Pedro Alvares Cabral was helping and working with the court, new expeditions occurred that opened up ocean routes between Europe and Asia. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias had discovered the Cape of Good Hope and in 1498, Vasco da Gama had reached India. In September of 1498, Vasco da Gama returned to Portugal. Meanwhile, King John II wanted to take advantage of

The Age of exploration was from the late 1400 to the 1700. It was a time period where many countries sought out new resources and trade routes. The two countries that were notorious in exploration during the Renaissance were Portugal and Spain. The Portuguese and Spanish were rivals in exploration. They were always competing with each other over who was better. Spanish exploration was more effective than Portuguese exploration because the Spanish went to land unexplored, colonised and made more voyages

the individual who appointed Cabral to go on this journey Portugal is a country next to Spain located in Europe Further the conquest that an earlier explorer named Vasco da Gama achieved Follow the route charted by da Gama that ended in India Strengthen commercial ties Cabral left Portugal on March 9, 1500 and planned to imitate Vasco da Gama’s westward-then southward route that would lead to India. There was one problem. He headed so far west he reached current-day Brazil. He then continued to India

navigators relied on technology to help them explore the seas. Vasco Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan used their handy maps, ships, and even helpful tools to sail at sea. These explorers were mainly looking for a trade route to Asia. Vasco Da Gama was known as a fearless sailor. He set sail in 1488 and went around the southern tip of Africa up to India. Da Gama was mainly in search of Christians and spices. Vasco Da Gama was an ambassador and he was called “Captain- Major.” Christopher

If I was to be an explorer between 1400 and 1600, I would probably have to be Vasco De Gamma. This Portuguese nobleman sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498. Da Gama received a hero’s welcome back in Portugal, and was sent on a second expedition

The fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries were important years for the Habsburg and Ottoman empires in which empires attempted to grow and conquer lands in both the Europe and lands overseas, primarily with the discoveries of the Americas. Even though the Ottomans were strong militarily and conquered the lands a lot of Europe, the Spanish was able to control majority of the maritime, which helped with the globalization route. An important time for the Ottomans was in 1453 when the Ottomans

The Age of Exploration benefited Portugal and Spain more than France because they had the advantage of obtaining more political and economic power, made Christianity more dominant than Islam, helped enhance their national identity, communicated with newly discovered groups, and formulated new inventions that improved them in the long run. Due to the Age of Exploration, Portugal and Spain benefited politically because they unified newly conquered land and kept substantial control as well as power

1. If not for the caravel they wouldn’t have been able to go down the African Coast and the voyages to the Indies wouldn’t have been possible. 2. Columbus’ postulation that the world was not flat because any educated person in that time new that the world was round. 3. His geographers measured the distance and determined that it was too large and found the idea of going crazy. 4. The treaty was negotiated because João II didn’t like all the land the Spanish were getting; Ferdinand and Isabella

provide the Portuguese people with more Africans. After some years, Portugal was really involved in the slave trade. Prince Henry died on November 13, 1460. By the time of his death, Portuguese explorers and traders had advanced as far as the, then Vasco de Gama sailed around Africa to complete the expedition to

route for religions to spread and different ways of thinking to spread. Overall, until 1498 Kenya had maintained strong and peaceful relationships with numerous nations. The interaction between Vasco da Gama an explore and the Kenya people was slightly different because it was not as peaceful [ ]. Vasco da Gama a Portuguese native appears with guns and ships [ ]. Those in Kenya gave him what he wanted and then sent him towards India [ ]. They were relived once he had left. In the 1500s there is a substantial