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-da Gama wasn't able to make trade agreements with Arabs in Africa, but arrived home in 1499
-He was crowned Admiral of India by the King

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-Vasco da Gama crossed the Indian Ocean
-Ported in Calicut and was the first European to make the trip
-Met with people in India and peacefully traded for their wondrous spices

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-Went to Cape of Good Hope
-Traded along East Coast of Africa
- Mozambique, Mombasa, and Malindi. (1498)
-da Gama always treated foreigners with respect and greeted them kindly

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-Born in Portugal
-He joined a team of explorers when he was 15
-Became the captain in his early twenties
-Was the first European to round the Southern tip of Africa