HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vasco da Gama is generally remembered as a less eminent contemporary of Christopher Columbus. Columbus crossed the Atlantic in little over a month. Da Gama’s voyage lasted more than two years and covered 24, 000 miles of ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -On Christmas Day 1492, the Santa Maria hit a rock and was wrecked. Columbus transferred to the Nina and left behind the 39 crewmembers of the Santa Maria on the island of Hispaniola. He wanted them to start a new settlement. Columbus reached Spain in March 1493, and claimed his reward in riches.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman charged with the command of a mission to explore the Indies. Christopher Columbus was the poor son of a weaver who had a big plan for exploration in mind.
Detailed explanation-4: -His coming was perhaps linked with his interest in participating in the Madeira sugar trade, which reaped large profits and attracted many Italians to Portugal. His acceptance in Portuguese society allowed him to marry Filippa Perestrelo, possibly in 1479.