1- The correct answer is D, the route he followed took an extraordinary amount of time, as he had to surround all the African Continent to reach India.
Looking for a shorter route, many European explorers continued his exploration trips.
2- The correct answer is B, to gain direct access to spices. Until Vasco da Gama, the European traders had to pay taxes to the muslims in Middle East to go through their territories to reach the East Indies and its spices. But when the explorers found new routes, this situation finished.
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There were changes in both social and living conditions.
Between 1066 and 1071 CE, William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE) led the Norman conquest of England, which lasted five years. The Normans were here to stay thanks to hard-fought wars, castle construction, land redistribution, and scorched-earth tactics. The Norman elite replaced the Anglo-Saxon elite and took over the country's territories, and the Church was restructured as a result of the conquest.
The hindus believe that the World has a soul.