Question

Answer all questions given under each heading.

Vasco da Gama:

(а) When did Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal?

(b) When did Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal?

(c) Where did he reach on the Malabar Coast?

(d) Why was Vasco da Gama astounded?

Answer 1

(a) In 1497 A.D. Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal.

(b) He reached the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

(c) 1498 A.D. he reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast.

(d) At Calicut, Vasco da Gama was astounded to find pepper and other spices, a precious commodity in Portugal, available at low prices.