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Vasco DaGama Notes
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1. Vasco DaGama was a __________________ explorer who found a route from ______________ to India. He is famous for the first all _______________ trade route between Europe and _________________. DaGama sailed from Portugal, around Africa’s ________________________, to India and back in 1497 - __________________. Many people thought it was impossible because they thought they _________________ Ocean was not connected to any other seas.
2. When DaGama sailed from ____________________, he and his crew equipped _____________ ships. Most of the _____________ working on the ships were ___________________ and were treated as expendable.
3. DaGama and his crew made various _______________ along the ________________ of Africa in different ________________ centers. DaGama would trade for _______________ and gems with scarlet ______________, coral, _______________ and ____________________.
4. DaGama and his crew__________________ in August _____________ and reached Portugal in __________________ 1499. The return trip took so long because many of the ________________ died of _________________ such as ________________. When he returned, _________________ was rewarded with a great _____________________ and was looked upon as a ______________.