Question

The sea route to the Indian Ocean discovered by Vasco da Gama offered European merchants

A) a chance to trade with Muslim intermediaries.
B) a chance to buy goods directly from Indian merchants.
C) quicker access to the slave trade of west Africa.
D) proof that the earth was round.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

B) a chance to buy goods directly from Indian merchants

Answer 2

The sea route to the Indian Ocean discovered by Vasco da Gama offered European merchants "B) a chance to buy goods directly from Indian merchants," since these goods were in high demand in Europe.