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Portugal believed it could reach the East Indies by sailing around the tip of?
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What Columbus was initially trying to prove?
that you could get to the orient faster by sailing west than by sailing around Africa
Copermican theory what is it?
Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe. He believed that the Sun was stationary and that the Earth revolved around it.
Where and when do hurricanes begin?
A Hurricane is exactly the same as a Cyclone. Cyclones are in the East Indies (Indonesia & thereabouts) & Hurricanes are in the West Indies, the Carribean & the Gulf of Mexico. It is a huge depression in low pressure with massively high winds rotating around the centre.
Does Portugal have glaciers?
Well. Nowadays it doesn't have any glacier . The last evidence of glaciers at Portugal where in the most intense part of the last ice age . This was more or less around 18-20 thousand years ago.
How did Galileo think the solar system worked?
He believed that everything rotated around the sun. Also, he believed that the planets orbit were not circular, they are oval. He was a catholic, but they didn't like him because he was going against the church with what he believed.
How many voyages did Columbus make to the west indies?
It took him, Christopher Columbus,4 voyages to the new world , the west indies
Where did spanish and portuguese explorers go to look for treasure?
Both countries sought treasure in the New World and in the East Indies. Portugal was limited by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) which gave Spain the right to colonize most of the Americas. The exception was Brazil, the easternmost part of South America. Portugal, however, also conducted trade, conquest, and piracy in India by sailing around Africa.
Who was a Portuguese mariner who believed that by sailing west he could find a water passageway around the Americas?
Magellan
Who opened an all water route to the east by sailing around Africa to India?
Bartolomeu Dias
What was megellan's coal for his voyage in 1519?
The goal for Ferdinand Magellan's voyage in 1519 was to find a way to get to the Indies from Europe. He succeeded by sailing around the tip of Africa.
Who believed that faith was more important than goods in order to get to heaven?
Whose crew was credited with sailing around the world
Why could Columbus not used the Mediterranean trade route or water trade route around Africa in order to get to the Indies?
He could have used either of the routes you suggest. However Columbus was on a journey of exploration to see if there was a shorter faster route to the Indies by sailing to the west.
Who was the first European to discover a sea route to Asia?
Vasco de Gama, of Portugal, reached India on May 20, 1498, by sailing around Africa.
What did Portugal's initial interest in Africa mostly seem to concern?
It was an obstacle between Europe and the Far East. Their primary concern was determining if their was a sailing route around the continent.
Escaped the Spanish by sailing around the world?
escaped the Spanish by sailing around the world
Which map would be most accurate is sailing around the world?
the sailing around the world map
When was Sailing Alone Around the World created?
Sailing Alone Around the World was created in 1899.
