USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the-
A
support of exploration by the English government
B
trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
C
effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade
D
development of new navigational instruments and technology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The journeys of Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the: advancements in sea travel. As a result of the Columbian exchange, which disease wiped out the majority of natives?

Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus, Magellan, and De Gama, 1492–1522 Description: A sketch map of the world from 1898, showing the voyages of Columbus to the Americas (1492), Vasco de Gama to India (1498), and the voyage of Magellan (1519–1522).

Detailed explanation-3: -Sailors used new technologies to navigate across the world, including a device called the quadrant, a fan-shaped magnetic object that measured the altitude of stars, the moon, and the sun in order to determine the latitude of a ship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration? Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia.

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