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“Pleased with the Gujarati pilot”: Muslim Knowledge Facilitating European Navigation

The Gujarati Pilot who helped Vasco da Gama reach India

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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“Pleased with the Gujarati pilot”: Muslim Knowledge Facilitating European Navigation
From page 78 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.
From page 78 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, European navigators sailed around the world and established new trade connections. These voyages are sometimes referred to as “discoveries” or “explorations,” but Europeans regularly relied on the knowledge of others.

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