Question

Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus In the fifteenth century European sailors

undertook unprecedented explorations of sea routes. They were driven by the desire to find

ways of reaching the Indian subcontinent and obtaining spices. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese

sailor, sailed down the African Coast, went round the Cape of Good Hope and crossed over to

the Indian Ocean . His first journey took more than a year; he reached Calicut in 1498, and

returned to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, the following year. He lost two of his four ships,

and of the 170 men at the start of the journey, only 54 survived. In spite of the obvious

hazards, the routes that were opened up proved to be extremely profitable – and he was

followed by English, Dutch and French sailors. The search for sea routes to India had

another, unexpected fallout. On the assumption that the earth was round, Christopher

Columbus, an Italian, decided to sail westwards across the Atlantic Ocean to find a route to

India. He landed in the West Indies (which got their name because of this confusion) in 1492.

He was followed by sailors and conquerors from Spain and Portugal, who occupied large

parts of Central and South America, often destroying earlier settlements in the area.


QNA
1. Name the person who first discovered the sea route to India
2. What were the hazards that he faced during his journey?
3. What was the wrong assumption of Christopher Columbus?
4. How did West Indies got its name?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Vasco Da Gama

2) Extreme cold weather, poor roads, lack of proper transport, boarding and lodging facilities.

3)Columbus, basing his calculations on incorrect assumptions about the size of the Earth, assumed it would be possible to reach the rich markets of eastern Asia by sailing west. Had he succeeded in finding a new trade route, it would have made him a very wealthy man

4)The West Indies are a chain of islands located in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. They were named the Indies by Christopher Columbus, the first European on record to reach the islands. He believed that he had reached India, and thus, called the newly-discovered islands the Indies.

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