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Which best describes Bartolomeu Dias?

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

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

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

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

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Which best describes Bartolomeu Dias?	
 
 A.
He called the native peoples he met Indians because he believed he had reached the Indies.
 
 B.
He miscalculated the length of his planned route and was lost off the coast of Africa.
 
 C.
He named the tip of southern Africa the "Cape of Storms" but the king renamed it the "Cape of Good Hope.
 
 D.
He led the expedition that first circumnavigated the globe.

dm91 · Answer

if i could i would post more then one question on this but i can't

jabez177 · Answer

Bartolomeu Dias
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 done so. Wikipedia
Born: 1450, Algarve, Portugal
Died: May 29, 1500, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Nationality: Portuguese
Education: University of Lisbon
Children: Simão Dias de Novais, António Dias de Novais
Siblings: Diogo Dias, Pêro Dias
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jabez177 · Answer

With that, A and B are out. So do you think it's C or D?

dm91 · Answer

i am thinking maybe C?

jabez177 · Answer

Correct! :)

dm91 · Answer

thank you