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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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France

Where did Vasco Da Gama probably go to school

CORRECT

The correct

anwser is Évora

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Where did Da Gama’s Voyage take him?

India

China

England

The correct

answer is India

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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!

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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

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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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