Vasco De Gama Was Recognized for What Accomplishment

question 51

Multiple Choice

Vasco de Gama was recognized for what accomplishment?

• A) Rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
• B) Sailing from Europe to India and back.
• C) Sailing around the world.
• D) Reaching South America.
• E) Exploring Newfoundland.

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Definitions:

Foramina

Natural openings or passages, especially in bones, through which nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, and other structures can pass.

Cranial Bones

The bones that form the skull, protecting the brain and supporting the structures of the face.

Auditory Tubes

Also known as Eustachian tubes, these are channels leading from the middle ear to the pharynx, helping equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Stylomastoid Foramen

An opening located between the mastoid and styloid processes of the temporal bone, through which the facial nerve exits the skull.