Multiple choice

In which year did Vasco da Gama discover the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope?

  1. 1499

  2. 1497

  3. 1498

  4. 1489
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India, on May 20, 1498, after sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

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