The First European to Sail Around the Southern Tip of Africa

question 43

Multiple Choice

The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa was:

• A) Bartholomeu Dias.
• B) Prince Henry the Navigator.
• C) Vasco da Gama.
• D) Christopher Columbus.
• E) Bartolomé de las Casas.

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