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Early Explorer's

By Kerr 4 H.
  • Bartolomue Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal
    1488

    Bartolomue Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal

    Sailed southward down the coast of Africa making it to the southern tip of Africa, he called the tip the "Cape of Good Hope".
  • 1497

    Vasco da Gama: sailed all around Africa and all the way to India

    Sailed all the way around Africa and all the way to India, winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.