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Who was the first European to sail the new all-water route around Africa to the Orient?
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∙ 2012-10-25 12:09:47
Vasco Da Gama
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Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
This navigator was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa?
Prince Henry the navigator
Which of these two European nations controlled most of Africa in the early 1900s?
European colonization of Africa was motivated by economic gain, as well as political and social influence. The main colonial powers in Africa around 1900 were Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
Where Did Dias Explore?
Bartholomew Dias was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.
What language did bartolomeu dias speak?
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa. He was born in Algarve, Portugal and spoke Portuguese.
The first European to sail the new all-water route around Africa to the Orient was?
Bartholomeu Dias
Who was the first European to sail the new all water route around Africa to the Orient?
That was Bartholomew Dias
Was sailing around the southern tip of Africa a successful trade route to get to the Orient?
Yes.
What Columbus was initially trying to prove?
that you could get to the orient faster by sailing west than by sailing around Africa
Why were people looking for the Northwest Passage?
They wanted a quick route to the Orient without having to go south and around Africa or South America.
What was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe?
Portugal was the first European nation to send a ship from Europe around Africa to India and then back to Europe
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of Africa?
First European nation to send explorers around the west coast of africa? He does that to every question he see's^ But the answer is: The Portuguese.
Who was the first European explorer to sail all the way around Africa?
MAGELLEN
Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
Bartholomew Dias
Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around the tip of Africa?
Vasco-da-gama from Portugal was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around the tip of Africa.
Who was the first exploler to discover a sea route to India he belongs to Portugal?
Vasco De Gama of Portugal was the first European to lead a sailing expedition around the southern tip of Africa, known now as the Cape of Good hope, and sail into the Indian Ocean to ports of call in the Orient.
Who is the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
The European that sailed around the tip of Africa to India was Bartholomew Diaz. Diaz was from Portugal and sailed the route in 1488. The reason for this expedition was to find a trade route to India.
