Fill in the blanks with proper words:
(1) …… discovered America.
(2) Even today natives of America are called ……… and the group of islands is known as ………
(3) ........... discovered the new sea-route from Europe to India.
(4) Vasco-da-Gama first reached the port of ……… in India.
(5) In 1498 C.E. King …… ruled over Calicut.
(6) The Portuguese set up a trade centre in Calicut, fortified the centre and appointed ……. as the commander-in-chief.
(7) In 1663 C.E. the Dutch established a fort in ………
