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By: Grace and Sam
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•Born in 1469, in Sines, Portugal•Father was Estevao da Gama, a Portugese noble and courtier•Became a naval officer in 1492•Died on December 35, 1524, in India•Da Gama was married to Catarina de Ataide•Had 6 sons and 1 Daughter
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• King Manuel 1 chose Portugese navigator Vasco da Gama to sail to India
• Vasco da Gama sailed to find a new route to Asia and trade with the princes of India
• Vasco da Gama wanted to find a trade route to India and bring back all the riches and spices back to Europe
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• In 1498 Vasco da Gama reached Kozhikode, India by sea
• Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal and after 5 months he rounded the cape of good hope
• He sailed with a crew of 170 men
• He headed north after rounding the Cape of Good Hope and stopped at trading centres that are now Mocambique, Mozambique, Mombassa, and Malinda, Kenya
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• The Indian princes had no interest in trading with Vasco da Gama because they didn’t like what he had to offer
• 120 of Vasco da Gama’s crew men on the ship to India died of Scurvy
• On August 29, 1498, a bunch of Indians told Vasco da Gama and his crew that he had to pay high taxes and leave the goods behind
• One of Vasco’s ships got lost and out of sight on his first voyage to India
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• Vasco da Gama sailed with four ships, the Berrio, the Saint Gabriel, the Saint Raphael, and a supply ship
• Crossing the Indian ocean to India. Sailing with the monsoon wind, had taken da Gama’s ship only 23 days to reach India
• In September 1499 da Gama was richly rewarded as the mean who had brought fruition a plan that had taken eighty years to fulfill
• While in India, Vasco and his crew had to fight natives that wanted to take advantage of them and charge them high taxes
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• The sea routes established by Vasco da Gama opened up a new trade routes
• He was the first explorer to reach India from Europe
• For a short time in 1524 Vasco da Gama was governor of Portuguese India under the title of Viceroy.
• He had acquired a fearsome reputation as a “fixer” was sent to the subcontinent once more in 1524
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•www.worldbookonline.com• www.portcities.org. •www.carnivorehealth.com.uk• Dreher, Diane. Explorers Who Got Lost. New York, NY, LLC,1992 Angle Entertainment.•Rosemary, Burton. Journeys Of The Great Explorers. Priestly road, Basingstoke, Hampshire. RG24 9NY, 2001
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Where was Vasco da Gama born?
Portugal
England
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B
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How many men did Vasco da Gama take with him on his voyage?
170
200
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B
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How many of da Gama’s men died of Scurvy?
120
50
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B