Statements (15)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:India
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1498
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gptkbp:effect |
boosted spice trade
bypassed overland Silk Road initiated European colonialism in Asia |
gptkbp:firstArrivalPointInIndia |
gptkb:Calicut
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
sea route to India
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gptkbp:opened |
Portuguese explorers
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gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Portugal
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gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
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gptkbp:significance |
enabled direct maritime trade between Europe and Asia
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Portuguese_explorers_(16th_century)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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