FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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They traveled over land across the Middle East (Ottoman Empire).
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They sailed around Africa into the Indian Ocean.
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They sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean.
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They sailed south across the Arctic Ocean.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who followed in the footsteps of Dias and became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and all the way to India. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal in July 1497, with four ships.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indian commodities like silk, cotton, muslim and spices were in huge demand in the European markets. European countries developed advanced methods of shipbuilding and navigation, urging them to discover new sea routes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did.