Question

Which European explorer was the first to use new technologies, such as the caravel and astrolabe, to sail around Africa to Asia?(1 point)
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias

Prince Henry
Prince Henry

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 1

The European explorer known for sailing around Africa to reach Asia and utilizing new technologies such as the caravel and astrolabe was **Bartolomeu Dias**. He was the first to reach the southern tip of Africa, which he named the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488.