Vasco+da+Gama-changing+world+balance

__**Vasco da Gama**__


 * First European to Reach India by ocean in 1498 (Stearns 443)
 * people had to go over land before this
 * Portuguese reached the Indian Ocean
 * They could now avoid the Muslims in the Middle East who the Europeans were afraid of
 * Less middle men to raise the prices
 * Connected more directly to the spices

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