2.  Born in Sines, Portugal
 (1460 -1524)
 He lived in Portugal
 most likely attended school in the town of Évora
 Portuguese explorer and sea captain who discovered a route from Portugal to
the east
 Learned navigation and astronomy

3.  Da Gama’s voage to India 1497- 1498
 led a fleet of four ships : the Barrio, the Saint Gabriel, the
Saint Raphael, and a supply ship.
 navigational equipment included compasses, an astrolabe
and astronomical charts.
 had a crew of about 170 men
 Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497
 Voyage to India
 around Port of Good Hope
 to Mozambique, Mozambique and Mombasa and Malindi
 Ended up in Goa, India

4.  Find a new trade route to Asia
 Find riches such as jewels, spices, and more
 Only went because Da Gama’s father refused to go
 To find a way to get to India without sailing in enemy
waters

5.  From Portugal at the end of the 15th century
 went around the southern tip of Africa
 called the Cape of Good Hope to India by sea
 Arrived at India in 1498

7.  Storms on the sea when sailing.
 Unknown seas
 Food gone bad or none left
Scurvy symptoms
 Ran out of water during expedition
 Not enough vitamin C and got scurvy
 A group of Africans wounded of Da Gama’s crew
 First trading post in India was torn down by the locals

8.  He became a count for one of the cities in Portugal
 Became Viceroy of India
 Advisor to King John III
 Killed many innocent Indians in revenge for violence
against sailors
 Vasco Da Gama returned twice more to India:
 once to avenge Portuguese merchants who were killed by
Muslim traders in 1502 and
 another time to become the viceroy of India in 1524.
 When Da Gama returned to avenge the deaths of the
traders, the King made him an admiral

9.  First to sail around the tip of Africa called the Cape of
Good Hope to India
 Brought back goods from India
 Established first all-water trade route between Europe
and India

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13. The correct
anwser
is

14. China
India
England

17. The King requested
Da Gama
He wanted to go to
India
His father refused to
go.

18.  The correct answer
is Da Gama was
chosen for the
voyage because his
father refused to go!

20. Calicut
Sines
Greece

21.  The correct answer is
Sines ,Portugal

23. 1578
1497
1786

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25. The Correct answer was 1497

26.  www.library.thinkquest.org : unknown author,unkown date .
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