Author: Tony Napoli
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781598451276
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
Vasco da Gama
Author: Tony Napoli
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781598451276
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781598451276
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
"Examines the life of explorer Vasco da Gama, including his childhood in Portugal, his three expeditions to India, opening up the spice trade and expanding Portugal's empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama
Author: Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
The Voyages and Adventures of Vasco Da Gama
Author: George Makepeace Towle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Holy War
Author: Nigel Cliff
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061735124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A sweeping historical epic and a radical new interpretation of Vasco da Gama’s groundbreaking voyages, seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies and, with it, access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history. The little ships were pushed beyond their limits, and their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, their greatest enemy was neither nature nor even the sheer dread of venturing into unknown worlds that existed on maps populated by coiled, toothy sea monsters. With bloodred Crusader crosses emblazoned on their sails, the explorers arrived in the heart of the Muslim East at a time when the old hostilities between Christianity and Islam had risen to a new level of intensity. In two voyages that spanned six years, Vasco da Gama would fight a running sea battle that would ultimately change the fate of three continents. An epic tale of spies, intrigue, and treachery; of bravado, brinkmanship, and confused and often comical collisions between cultures encountering one another for the first time; Holy War also offers a surprising new interpretation of the broad sweep of history. Identifying Vasco da Gama’s arrival in the East as a turning point in the centuries-old struggle between Islam and Christianity—one that continues to shape our world—Holy War reveals the unexpected truth that both Vasco da Gama and his archrival, Christopher Columbus, set sail with the clear purpose of launching a Crusade whose objective was to reach the Indies; seize control of its markets in spices, silks, and precious gems from Muslim traders; and claim for Portugal or Spain, respectively, all the territories they discovered. Vasco da Gama triumphed in his mission and drew a dividing line between the Muslim and Christian eras of history—what we in the West call the medieval and the modern ages. Now that the world is once again tipping back East, Holy War offers a key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries resurgent today.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061735124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A sweeping historical epic and a radical new interpretation of Vasco da Gama’s groundbreaking voyages, seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies and, with it, access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history. The little ships were pushed beyond their limits, and their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, their greatest enemy was neither nature nor even the sheer dread of venturing into unknown worlds that existed on maps populated by coiled, toothy sea monsters. With bloodred Crusader crosses emblazoned on their sails, the explorers arrived in the heart of the Muslim East at a time when the old hostilities between Christianity and Islam had risen to a new level of intensity. In two voyages that spanned six years, Vasco da Gama would fight a running sea battle that would ultimately change the fate of three continents. An epic tale of spies, intrigue, and treachery; of bravado, brinkmanship, and confused and often comical collisions between cultures encountering one another for the first time; Holy War also offers a surprising new interpretation of the broad sweep of history. Identifying Vasco da Gama’s arrival in the East as a turning point in the centuries-old struggle between Islam and Christianity—one that continues to shape our world—Holy War reveals the unexpected truth that both Vasco da Gama and his archrival, Christopher Columbus, set sail with the clear purpose of launching a Crusade whose objective was to reach the Indies; seize control of its markets in spices, silks, and precious gems from Muslim traders; and claim for Portugal or Spain, respectively, all the territories they discovered. Vasco da Gama triumphed in his mission and drew a dividing line between the Muslim and Christian eras of history—what we in the West call the medieval and the modern ages. Now that the world is once again tipping back East, Holy War offers a key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries resurgent today.
Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India
Author: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102488
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and pow
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102488
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and pow
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama, 1497-1499
The Last Crusade
Author: Nigel Cliff
Publisher: Atlantic
ISBN: 9781848870192
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.
Publisher: Atlantic
ISBN: 9781848870192
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Originally published in hardcover as: Holy war. New York: HarperCollins, c2011.
The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615300651
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
There was a time when every voyage contained an element of the unknown. Today, however, the world spreads out before us carefully mapped and plotted. One must credit explorers with this transformation. Readers will devour these tales of explorers who have pushed geographic and personal boundaries, leaving virtually no corner of the globe off limits.
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615300651
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
There was a time when every voyage contained an element of the unknown. Today, however, the world spreads out before us carefully mapped and plotted. One must credit explorers with this transformation. Readers will devour these tales of explorers who have pushed geographic and personal boundaries, leaving virtually no corner of the globe off limits.
Bartolomeu Dias
Author: Ernst Georg Ravenstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906421038
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The biography of Bartolomeu Dias (Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomew Diaz) (c1450-1500), the Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.His discovery, which he described to his king in the presence of Christopher Columbus, opened up the sea route around Africa to India and the rest of Asia.On his return, Bartolomeu Dias could have been considered the world's greatest discoverer. However, his discoveries did not cease there. Bartolomeu Dias was to take part in more important voyages of discovery than any other explorer.Bartolomeu Dias finally captained a ship in the fleet of Pedro Cabral, which was one of the largest fleets that had ever sailed the Atlantic. It included the discovery of Brazil as one of its achievements. It was the longest voyage in history up to that time, and one of the greatest and most influential voyages of discovery ever made.On passing the site of his discovery of the southern route around Africa Bartolomeu Dias had taken "leave of it as from a beloved son whom he never expected to see again". However, Bartolomeu Dias did return to the site of his greatest discovery, which unfortunately became the site of his greatest tragedy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906421038
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The biography of Bartolomeu Dias (Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomew Diaz) (c1450-1500), the Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.His discovery, which he described to his king in the presence of Christopher Columbus, opened up the sea route around Africa to India and the rest of Asia.On his return, Bartolomeu Dias could have been considered the world's greatest discoverer. However, his discoveries did not cease there. Bartolomeu Dias was to take part in more important voyages of discovery than any other explorer.Bartolomeu Dias finally captained a ship in the fleet of Pedro Cabral, which was one of the largest fleets that had ever sailed the Atlantic. It included the discovery of Brazil as one of its achievements. It was the longest voyage in history up to that time, and one of the greatest and most influential voyages of discovery ever made.On passing the site of his discovery of the southern route around Africa Bartolomeu Dias had taken "leave of it as from a beloved son whom he never expected to see again". However, Bartolomeu Dias did return to the site of his greatest discovery, which unfortunately became the site of his greatest tragedy.
Vasco Da Gama
Author: Allison Stark Draper
Publisher: Rosen Reference
ISBN: 9780823936328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Describes the fifteenth century voyages taken by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who furthered his nation's power by expanding trade routes to India.
Publisher: Rosen Reference
ISBN: 9780823936328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Describes the fifteenth century voyages taken by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who furthered his nation's power by expanding trade routes to India.