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7.58 Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes (Da Gama, Dias, Magellan), and the influence of cartography in the development of a new worldview
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7.58 Identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the
routes (Da Gama, Dias, Magellan), and the influence of cartography in the development
of a new worldview
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● Left Lisbon, Portugal in 1487 looking for a sea route to India
● Discovered the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa
● First to discover that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans touch
● Once he reached the southern tip of Africa, decided to turn back for home
Bartolomeu Dias
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Route of Bartolomeu Dias (1488)
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● Left Portugal in 1497 to finish the trip Dias was supposed to complete
● First European to travel to India by sea● Became Viceroy of India in 1524
Vasco da Gama
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Route of Vasco da Gama (1497)
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● Left Spain in 1519 looking to travel around the world by sea
● Left with 5 ships to go west around the Americas to get to the other side of India
● In March 1512, reached Philippines where Magellan was killed by natives on the island
● One ship of original 5 made it back to Spain in 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
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Route of Ferdinand Magellan (1519)
