Question

Which best describes Bartolomeu Dias?

A.
He called the native peoples he met Indians because he believed he had reached the Indies.

B.
He led the expedition that first circumnavigated the globe.

C.
He miscalculated the length of his planned route and was lost off the coast of Africa.

D.
He named the tip of southern Africa the "Cape of Storms" but the king renamed it the "Cape of Good Hope.

Answer 1

What do you know about him?

Answer 2

Welcome to OpenStudy!!
What do you think the answer is?

Answer 3

Well. All i know about him is Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope

Answer 5

see the original name :)

Answer 6

So now i think D.

Answer 7

that's correct!

Answer 8

Ty