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Who opened an all water route to the east by sailing around Africa to India?
Bartolomeu Dias
What was the idea of a direct water route to Asia through North America called?
northwest water route .
The country that led the way in the search for an all-water route to Asia was?
Portugal did. Bartolomeu Dias was one of the first too.
Which was a result of portugals water route in the spice trade?
Italy lost a monopoly
What was the purpose of columbuss first journey to the new world?
Columbus was actually searching for a direct route to India. The real reason that he had difficulty getting funding was not that people thought the Earth was flat ... it was that most people thought the Earth was about the size it actually is, and that any expedition sailing west would run out of food and fresh water long before it could reach India or China. Columbus thought it was much smaller. As it turns out he was wrong, but he got lucky and ran into other land on the way.
Why did Italy have a monoply on the spice trade?
There was no water route to India. Italy have a monopoly on the spice trade because they had the only water route to India
What was Columbus first trip?
he wanted to find an easier way to take an all water route to get to India but found America and thought that it was India that's why the Indians are called Indians cause he thought it was India
In which direction did portuguese first sail to reach India?
A water route
Who was the first Portuguese explorer to find water route to Asia?
Vasco du Gama was the Portuguese explorer who successfully completed the first all-water route to get to India. He traveled around Africa to get to India.
What did DA Gama hope to a accomplish by his voyage?
His purpurse was to establish the Trading Route.
Who was the first explorer to get to India using a water route?
It was Vasco Da Gama who reached India for the first time from the Indian Ocean in the fifteenth century. He established the sea route to one of Asia's richest country at that point of time.
What country financed Christopher Columbus' exploration?
Spain financed Columbus' journey to find a water route to India. Columbus was convinced he found India when landing in the Carribean but really he had found the Americas'
What was Francisco Pizarro's objectives?
Find a water route to India, gold, glory, and fame.
Who discovered an all water route to India?
yes he was the first one to discover the route to India.what if he as the first to discover India.
What is Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama famous for?
a water trade route from Europe to India by sea.
An all-water route to the Indies from western Europe was discovered by?
Marco Polo sailed around the tip of Africa in 1487 and found what proved to be the first all-water route to the Indies.Vasco da Gama also found all water route to the indies.
Why did Columbus sail the ocean?
To look for a water route to India.
