Which statement describes the main impact of the voyages of bartolomeu dias and vasco da gama? they demonstrated that it was easier to reach asia by land than by sea. b they opened sea routes that allowed europeans to trade directly with asia. c they made europeans aware of the wealth of the empires of the americas. d they gave portugal an early lead in controlling the transatlantic slave trade.

The correct answer is B: they opened sea routes that allowed Europeans to trade directly with Asia.

On the one hand, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope,  the southern tip of Africa and as a consequence he discovered that the Indian and the Atlantic Oceans flowed into each other proving that the Indian Ocean was not land-Locked. Later on, Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope as well discovering a sea route that would give way to a future successful trade by sea, especially for Portuguese people.

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

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