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Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer. In 1497, he sailed around the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian ocean. He reached Calicit & Goa in India. Goa was a Portuguese colony for many centuries.
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∙ 13y agoEuropeans began setting sail across uncharted seas as they sought new ways to reach distant Asian lands.
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∙ 11y agoVasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer under the employ of King Manuel of Portugal, was attributed as the first European to open a sea route to Asia, specifically, Calicut, India.
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∙ 13y agoFerdinand Magellan found a water route to Asia
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∙ 14y agoVasco Da Gama was the first in 1498
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Who sponsored Christopher Columbus to find western sea route to Asia?
It was queen Isabella.
Which explorer only wanted to find a western sea route to Asia?
Pedro Alvares Cabral
What Area did Da Gama Explore?
vasco explored the bottom of Africa by sea and he found a trade route from Europe to Asia
What was columbus route and results?
On the morning of Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus stepped ashore on an island, called the new world. He was seeking a western sea route from Europe to Asia.
Was Christopher Columbus looking for Asia or India?
Yes, he did. He was actually searching for a western sea route to Asia. He thought he could reach the East Indies this way.
Why did European merchants eventually seek a sea route to Asia?
Carrying cargo by ship was faster, easier, cheaper and less dangerous than carrying it by land.
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus to find western sea route to Asia?
It was queen Isabella.
Which explorer only wanted to find a western sea route to Asia?
Pedro Alvares Cabral
What Area did Da Gama Explore?
vasco explored the bottom of Africa by sea and he found a trade route from Europe to Asia
What did europeans hope to gain by finding a sea route to Asia?
A shorter sea route to Asia...
What were europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas?
a sea route to Asia
Why did vasco de Balboa sail?
to find a sea route to Asia
How was the sea route to Asia different from the land route?
Sea Route to Asia : Shorter Time and you travel in the ocean Land Route to Asia: Longer Time and you travel on the Silk Road
What was columbus route and results?
On the morning of Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus stepped ashore on an island, called the new world. He was seeking a western sea route from Europe to Asia.
What did the europeans hope to gain by finding a sea route to asia?
A shorter sea route to Asia...
Western Asia is bordered by?
Western Asia is borderd by Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea.
Was Christopher Columbus looking for Asia or India?
Yes, he did. He was actually searching for a western sea route to Asia. He thought he could reach the East Indies this way.
