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Vasco Da Gama
By: Gorav Menon ,Maria Athanassoulias, and Justin Nathens
Born in Sines, Portugal (1460 -1524) He lived in Portugal most likely attended school in the town of Évora Portuguese explorer and sea captain who discovered a route
from Portugal to the east Learned navigation and astronomy
Da Gama’s voage to India 1497- 1498led a fleet of four ships : the Barrio, the Saint Gabriel,
the Saint Raphael, and a supply ship.navigational equipment included compasses, an
astrolabe and astronomical charts. had a crew of about 170 menDa Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497Voyage to Indiaaround Port of Good Hope to Mozambique, Mozambique and Mombasa and MalindiEnded up in Goa, India
Da Gama’s Voyage to India
Find a new trade route to AsiaFind riches such as jewels, spices, and moreOnly went because Da Gama’s father refused to
goTo find a way to get to India without sailing in
enemy waters
From Portugal at the end of the 15th century went around the southern tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope to India by seaArrived at India in 1498
Vasco Da Gama's voyage to India
Storms on the sea when sailing.Unknown seasFood gone bad or none leftRan out of water during expeditionNot enough vitamin C and got scurvyA group of Africans wounded of Da Gama’s
crewFirst trading post in India was torn down by
the locals
Scurvy symptoms
He became a count for one of the cities in PortugalBecame Viceroy of India Advisor to King John IIIKilled many innocent Indians in revenge for violence
against sailorsVasco Da Gama returned twice more to India: once to avenge Portuguese merchants who were killed by
Muslim traders in 1502 and another time to become the viceroy of India in 1524. When Da Gama returned to avenge the deaths of the
traders, the King made him an admiral
OTHER NOTABLE OCCURRENCES
First to sail around the tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope to India
Brought back goods from India Established first all-water trade route
between Europe and India
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Where did Vasco Da Gama probably go to school
CORRECT
The correct
anwser is Évora
Incorrect!
Where did Da Gama’s Voyage take him?
India
China
England
The correct
answer is India
Incorrect!
CORRECT
What was the reason Vasco Da Gama was chosen for the voyage?
His father refused to go.
The King requested Da
Gama
He wanted to go to India
The correct answer is Da
Gama was chosen for the
voyage because his father
refused to go!
Incorrect!
CORRECT
Where was Vasco Da Gama born?
Sines
Calicut
Greece
The correct answer is Sines ,Portugal
Incorrect!
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When did Vasco Da Gama arrive in India?
1578
1786
1497
CORRECT
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INCORRECTThe Correct answer was 1497
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BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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Sansevere Dreher, Diane, Explorers Who Got Lost. New York: Tor Publishing. Print
Matthews, Rupert, Eyewitness Explorer. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing co. Print
Grant, Neil, The Great Atlas of Discovery. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Inc. Print
Haliowsk, Smith, Stefan. “Da Gama, Vasco” World Book Student. World Book, 2010.web.7 April 2010.
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