voyager caught up in the discovery mania. This had taken over maritime life in Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. In fact.‚ although Columbus came before vasco da gama‚ da gama’s activities and plans seemed. More practical and more fascinating to people at that time. Columbus was looking for the long -lost world of Marco polo while da gama was building upon the tradition of African missions‚ while Columbus was proposing something completely new by sailing west to the farthest poi of
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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Both had new military technology. The Portuguese exploration was encouraged by Prince Henry the Navigator. Some famous explorers were Bartholomeu Diaz‚ Vasco de Gama‚ and Amerigo Vespucci. All were looking to find the spice route to India and only Vasco de Gama was able to reach it in 1498. Portugal eventually was successful in having trade stations in India‚ Africa‚ China‚ and the East Indies. Christopher Columbus’ exploration in 1492 was encouraged by
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sailor‚ Vasco-da-gama reached Calicut on the western coast of India‚ in 1498. He was received by Zamorin‚ the ruler of Calicut. ’fhis paved the way for establishing their settlement. When the San Gabriel sailed around the Cape of Good l Iope to finally dock at Calicut‚ a prosperous porl and an independent principality on the Malabar Coast in Muy‚ l4gl‚ half a century of the Porluguese tentative to find a sea route to India wa.s finally crowned with success. The man behinci the quest was Vasco da Gama
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the Navigator of Portugal developed a school of merchant and sailor to prepare them for exploration. He supported the exploration of the West African coastline and later controlled the flow of gold to Europe. * Christopher Columbus: After Vasco da Gama reached India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope‚ Columbus decided to just sail West without knowing the presence of the “New World.” His landing in the Caribbean in 1492 ushered in the era of European exploration and domination of the New World
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the route to India‚ and cut across the Indian Ocean to Calicut‚ India. He lost a ship on the way. The journey from Lisbon to Cape of Good Hope was nearly 6000 miles‚ the longest sea journey by Europeans to that date. Like other European explorers‚ da Gama was sometimes deceptive and violent. He spent nearly the whole month of March 1498 anchored near Mozambique Island. Fearing for his life and that of men‚ he pretended to be a Muslim. He was not well received and had to flee. As he left‚ he fired his
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coast of Asia and Africa‚ including South East Asia‚ India‚ Persia‚ Arabia and Africa. (The Ming Voyages‚ Asia for Educators) Zheng He’s voyages compared to Christopher Columbus and Vasco de Gama ! Zheng He’s voyages were astonishing compared to other explorations happening at that time. However‚ Vasco da Gama was also considered one of the most successful explorers during the Age of Discovery. Europeans had always been attracted by the spices silver and gold that India held‚ but it was impossible
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| |1494 |Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal. | |1498 |da Gama reaches India. | | |Cabot explores northeastern coast of North America for England.
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Columbus “believed he was a divine agent: ‘God made me the messenger of the new heaven and the new Earth of which he spoke in the Apocalypse of St. John…and he showed me the post where to find it’ “ (McKay 499). Explorers Bartholomew Diaz and Vasco da Gama also had religious aspirations as they searched for a trade route to India. On every expedition‚ several missionaries were brought along in order to help convert the natives of the land to the Christian
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“Why were the 1400s referred to in the text book as the Century of Portuguese exploration?” Chapter Two “The mid–to-late 15th century is documented as the “Age of Discovery” or the “Age of Exploration” by historians. During this time globalization was set into motion by adventurous maritime travel with ships setting sail on the seas of the Old World with their destination being the “Other World”. No European country understood the size of the Atlantic Ocean‚ or the length of the western
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