Name __________________________ Date _________________
Vasco DaGama Assignment
Use your notes to
answer the questions. Be sure to use complete sentences.
1. Explain,
using details, why people in DaGamas’s time did not think it was possible to sail
from Portugal, around Africa to India.
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2. Compare
and contrast the Portugal explorers and the Vikings. Be sure to include details
about where, when and why they explored the world.
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3. Label
the continents and the oceans on the map of the world (notice that Antarctica
is not drawn on the map). Draw in the
route that Vasco DaGama is famous for.
Mark Portugal with an X and mark India with an O.
4. Would you have liked to be a member of DaGama’s crew? Why or why not? Be sure to use details in your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________