Question

Arrange the following statements in the chronological order.

A) English Traders established the East India Company to carry out trading.

B) Bartholomew Diaz discovered the Cape of Good Hope in coastal Africa.

C) Ottoman Empire conquered the Constantinople.

D) Vasco da Gama reached the western coast of India - Calicut in 1498 CE.

• A. A -> B -> C -> D
• B. C -> B -> D -> A
• C. D -> B -> C -> A
• D. D -> C -> B -> A

Answer 1

The correct option is B C -> B -> D -> A

In 1453 CE, the Roman empire fell to the Ottoman Turks and they conquered the city Constantinople It was renamed as Istanbul and made it their own capital. Ottoman empire blocked the sea route between Europe and India.

Prince Henry of Portugal encouraged the people to discover the new sea routes to India. Bartholomew Diaz discovered the Cape of Good Hope in coastal Africa. Vasco da Gama sailed from Portugal, crossed the Cape of Good Hope, rounded from the southern tip of Africa, and reached the western coast of India - Calicut - in 1498 CE.

In England, a group of traders established the East India Company and in 1600 CE. Their ruler, Queen Elizabeth, gave them permission to trade with East Asia. English Traders established the East India Company to carry out trading.