Question

Paragraph about expidation to prove that the Earth shape is round

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521)

(Figure 1) has been credited with

being the first person in history to

circumnavigate the Earth. Magellan

was born into a noble Portuguese family and became a

skilled sailor and naval officer. Following the eastern sea

route to India that had been discovered by Vasco da Gama

(1497-1498), Magellan participated in several Portuguese

expeditions that reached as far as the Malaysian

Archipelago in Southeast Asia between 1505 and 1512.

This sea route brought immense wealth to the Portuguese

Crown over the next century because they held a monopoly

based on the Treaty of Tordesillas.