WorksheetsVasco da Gama
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which country did Vasco da Gama sail from during his first voyage to India?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
France
What was the main goal of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India?
To establish a trade route with China
To establish a sea route to the East for the spice trade
To discover new lands in the Americas
To find a shortcut to Africa
What was the first place Vasco Da Gama landed, in which continent?
Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Cape of Good Hope in Asia.
Cape of Good Hope in Portugal.
He did not land anywhere because they returned to Purtugal.
How did Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India impact global trade?
Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India increased global trade. Europeans could now sail down to Africa and reach India.
Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India led to increased conflict and disruption.
Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India had no impact.
Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route had no impact, because European did not care about trading with India.
Which new trade routes were established as a result of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India?
New trade routes connecting Europe to Australia via the Cape of Good Hope
New trade routes connecting Europe to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope
New trade routes connecting Europe to South America via the Cape of Good Hope
New trade routes connecting Europe to Africa via the Cape of Good Hope
How did Vasco da Gama's voyage contribute to the Age of Exploration?
By establishing a sea route from Europe to Asia, enabling direct trade connections.
By inventing new navigation tools
By establishing a land route from Europe to Asia
By discovering a new continent
What were some of the goods that were traded between Europe and India after Vasco da Gama's voyage?
Fruits, machinery, livestock, and weapons
Books, pottery, leather goods, and glassware
Silk, coffee, porcelain, and timber
Spices, textiles, precious stones, and metals
What was the significance of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India in the history of exploration?
It caused a decline in global trade
Europeans prefered to travel by land and pay taxes to the Ottoman Empire.
Europeans lost interest into travelling.
It established a sea route from Europe to Asia, leading to increased trade and colonization.
What is a Travelogue?
A diary kept by Marco Polo during his voyage.
A written account of a travel.
A written story of a traveller, that annotates where he goes.
all the above
The meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the Cape of Good Hope creates...
powerful waves and currents that can sink the ships.
fast winds that make boats sail faster.
clean water to surf
Great current to stat lights.
Da Gama died during his ........expedition.
First
Second
Third
He did not die.
What is a scurvy?
A desease common among sailors, cause by a lack of vitamin C
a very fast ship
a new tipe of ship invented by Vasco da Gama
Vasco Da Gama best friend.
Why European wanted to find a sea route to Asia?
They liked the danger.
They didn't want to travel by land, where the Ottoman Empire was asking merchants to pay taxes.
To avoid paying taxes to the Americans.
none of the above
A long time ago, people had their last name according to where they were from. Example: Giorgio Spada, would have been Giorgio da Napoli. Where do you think Vasco Da Gama was from?
Florence
Gama
Lisbon
Naples
