Question

How was the sea route to India discovered?

Answer 1

Instructions: This explanation to this question can be broken down in three parts:

1. Write about the closure of the land route

2. Write about the demand of the Europeans.

3. Write about the exploration of a new sea route.

Solution: Initially, the trade with India was carried on through a land route from the northwest. But due to the political crisis created by the Turkish empire, the land route connecting India to the European countries was closed. At the same time, Indian resources were in great demand in European countries. These factors pushed the Europeans to discover a new sea route to India. Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese sailor, finally found the sea route to India in 1498 C.E