HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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negotiating agreements with local leaders.
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marrying local women and building settlements.
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discovering a sea route around Africa to India.
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discovering new inland trading opportunities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip directly from Europe to the Indian subcontinent, via the Cape of Good Hope. Under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portugal’s maritime routes in the 16th century Thanks to their skills in long-distance navigation and their network of trading posts, the Portuguese took over trading routes linking the Persian Gulf, the African coast and the Western coast of India which were previously controlled by Arab intermediaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the same time, Indian resources were in great demand in European countries. These factors pushed the Europeans to discover a new sea route to India. Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese sailor, finally found the sea route to India in 1498 C.E.
Detailed explanation-4: -Portuguese explorations to the east In 1488, Bartholomeau Dias’s voyage around the Cape of Good Hope revealed the sea route to the East Indies.
Detailed explanation-5: -On 8 July 1497 Vasco da Gama led a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. The distance traveled in the journey around Africa to India and back was greater than the length of the equator.