columbian exchange? vasco da gama?

Question

i cannot seem to find anything on him of this. I kno the Europeans spread diseases and such but did Vasco da Gama or his crew too?

and something i do not understand. Vasco da gama was in search for more Christians right? And yet he brought back spices. Was he successfull in bring back Christians? And how exactly did he get spices, i kno he profitted, but he bought them right? What did he buy the spices with? gold silver, other?

i also kno that they suffered from scurvy (lack of vitamin c)

but it wasn't contagious right, it was just because of their diet that they died from this?

did vasco da gama's crew spread disease? or no because they had only brought back spices?

i kno columbus spread diseases O.O

Answer 1

Europeans spread diseases, not as policy but by accident; they had immunities to sicknesses Native Americans didn't. Asians/Chinese had the same immunities, for diseases such as smallpox spread from Europe to Asia and back again over the centuries.

In return, Native Americans gave syphilis to Europe..

de Gama was indeed searching for spices from what is now Indonesia, the Spice Islands of the Moluccas......pepper especially was the only way to preserve meat before refrigeration; an ounce of pepper, brought by Malay sailors to Chinese, sold to Chinese who took it overland;and by camel train to the Mid East where it was resold to Arab merchants.........well, by the time that once of pepper reached Rome or Lisbon it was actually worth its weight in gold.......

THAT'S why De Gama and Magellan and Dias and the rest of them were looking for the Indies.....they wanted a sea rout to Spice Islands that cut out the Chinese and Arab middlemen

Spreading Christianity would have been a part of it, but not the main reason; and there were no Christians in Indonesia or even India when these first voyages were made

Answer 2

Lisbon is Europe's second-oldest capital and once home to the world's greatest explorers like Vasco da Gama, Magellan and Prince Henry the Navigator, getting the first true world town, the capital of an empire spreading over-all continents, from South America (Brazil) to Asia (Macao, China; Goa, India) and know you can invest several time to learn that old town, with hotelbye is wherever you must start. Probably the most recognized of Lisbon's significant attractions could be the St. George's Castle. That castle instructions a wonderful position near Alfama on the crown of a mountain overlooking the Portuguese capital. That is among Lisbon's most widely used tourist destinations. Its outstanding battlements, participating memorial, and amazing archaeological website combine to make the fort a rewarding knowledge for all the family, and kiddies especially will cherish clambering within the durable surfaces and towers that encircle the grounds.

Answer 3

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