Vasco da GamaBy: Najah and Calvin

Mrs. Emery

5th grade

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/25000/25011/vasco_25011.htm

Early Life

• Vasco da Gama was born at Sines, Potugal in 1460.

• Vasco’s dad, Estavo was an explorer. Vasco was born to a noble family.

• Vasco was a gentleman at court before he became an explorer, he actually got

chosen to lead the expedition to India.

• Vasco had a few jobs, a gentleman at court, navigator and a sailor.

• Vasco’s parents taught him to swim and sail. He was taught a few languages

and physics, geography, astronamy, and math.

• While Vasco was sailing his crew members got scurvy which is a type of

disease that makes the middle of your teeth red in a triangle shape.

Importance Of Exploration

• King Manual the first of Portuagul sent Vasco to India in 1502.

• Vasco da Gama went to Mozambique, East Africa.

• Vasco’s voyage was to get spices and goods from India.

• The destination Vasco landed on was India.

Obstacles of Exploration

• Vasco stopped at Africa on his way to India and killed hundreds of Muslims

during his voyage.

• On July 8, 1497 Vasco headed east and rounded Cape Good Hope on

November 22.

• One of Vasco’s hardship was when he was in Africa was that Muslims

didn’t want interfierence in trade.

Results

• Vasco da Gama finally reached Callicut, India May 20, 1498.

• One of vasco’s accomplishments was, he discovered a route to India in

• Vasco led Portuges to get spices in 1498

• He returned back to Portuagal in 1499 and was rewarded by a king

CONCLUSION

• Vasco died in 1524 because he got ill

• Vasco is remembered today because he has found an easier route to India

• The world benefits from his discoveries because all the sailors and pilots

get a shortcut to India from Europe and people don’t have to sail and sit

on the plain for too long

Reflection

• My opinion to the explorer is that I like him because he was a good leader

and… made the plane ride shorter! (: (Najah)

• I think he’s awesome because he made a state rich and famous. (Calvin)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/d/dagama.shtml

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Vasco_da_Gama

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/vasco_da_gama_01.shtml