https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro en-us 2018-10-15 13:14:35 UTC 2026-01-20 22:12:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png nmitchell21 https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798122 -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


]]> 2018-10-15 13:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798122 nmitchell21 https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798648 -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

]]> 2018-10-15 13:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798648 nmitchell21 https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798935 -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

]]> 2018-10-15 13:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798935 nmitchell21 https://padlet.com/nmitchell21/vdg_euro/wish/292798983 -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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