Question

Evaluate the extent to which the Portuguese transformed maritime trade in the Indian Ocean in the sixteenth century(3 points/ideas)

Answer 1

Vasco Da Gama

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1497 -1998 the Portuguese sailor Vasco Da Gama sailed around Africa and on to the west coast of India. This had tremendous effects, especially in the existing trade routes between Asia and Europe that used Asian land routes and the Mediterranean sea. Venice lost its trade monopoly (the silk road) and the European expansion overseas quickly gained momentum. Within a century the Dutch, the British and the Portuguese established their trade-centers in India (Goa), South East Asia (Malacca) and China (Macao).