Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who opened a sea route to the East Indies for Portugal?

  1. Martin Frobisher

  2. Marco Polo

  3. Vasco de Gama

  4. Bartolomeu Dias
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Explanation

Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) in 1488, opening the sea route to the Indian Ocean. This proved that Africa could be circumnavigated by sea. Vasco da Gama later used this route to reach India in 1497-1498, completing the sea route to the East Indies.

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