Lesson-3 The Road to the East

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Abhyudaya Kelkar

How the Portuguese managed to reach India was quite heroic and needs an introduction, at least. Therefore the lesson. This lesson consists of the following : 1. An introduction to European Navigation 2. The beginning of Portuguese navigation 3. Necessity to reach the Orient and the Indies 4. Why was the alternative route needed ? 5. Bartolomew Dias's found Cape of Good Hop 6. Columbus reached Americas 7. The treaties to partition the globe 8. Vasco da Gama's voyage 9. Vasco da Gama reached India 10. Vaso da Gama returned to Europe with wealth 11. Cabral discovered Brazil and reached India