Grade 9 - The Portuguese in the UAE

Who was the first navigator to sail from Portugal through the Western coast of Africa to the cape of Good hope

• Vasco Da Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Ahmed Ibn Majid

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first navigator to sail from Portugal through the Western coast of Africa and across the Indian Ocean to India

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Vasco Da Gamma

• Ahmed ibn Majid

• Christopher Columbus

How many days did its take Vasco Da Gamma to return from India to Kenya

• 23

• 177

• 189

• 132

What were the winds that blew in the Indian Ocean Called

• Monsoons

• Hurricanes

• Droughts

• Tsunamis

In what year did Alfonso de Albequerque attack the Persian Gulf

• 1508

• 1614

• 1507

• 1699

Which of the following products were the Portuguese not interested in from the Gulf region and India

• Pearls

• Spices

• Pepper

• Copper

In what year did the Portuguese reach its height in maritime power and establish a semi monopoly of the pepper and spice trade

• 1788

• 1980

• 1767

• 1560

Who commissioned Christopher Columbus' voyage to the new world

• King of Portugal

• King of Spain

• King of Italy

• King of Monaco