Which European Explorer Opened the Way to the Indian Subcontinent

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which European explorer opened the way to the Indian subcontinent for a long line of traders, missionaries, and eventually rulers?

• A) Marco Polo
• B) Christopher Columbus
• C) Samuel de Champlain
• D) Ferdinand Magellan
• E) Vasco da Gama

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