Other Explorers

1. 1.The Portuguese controlled trade with the East in the fifteenth century.

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At this time, goods from the East were brought overland by Arabs.

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• False

The Arabs traded goods with Italian merchants.

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• False

The Italians had a monopoly on goods from the East.

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• False

The land route to the East would be cheapest and fastest.

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• False

Bartolomeu Dias was an English sailor.

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Dias sailed to the tip of Africa looking for a water route to the Indies.

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Dias named the tip of Africa , "Cape Horn."

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• False

Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa trying to reach the West Indies.

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• False

Da Gama followed Columbus' route around the Cape of Good Hope.

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• False