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: B) a chance to buy goods directly from Indian merchants.
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a. physical analysis of Nahua artifacts. b. study of archival sources. c. comparative linguistics. d. archeological excavations. e. the questioning of Nahua elders.
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