The two correct answers are:
• His supplies were running low.
• His men did not want to continue.
In 1488 Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias led an expedition
from Portugal southward along the African coast. A storm blew his ships around the southern tip of Africa.
This point became known as the Cape of Good Hope.
Dias wanted to continue his voyage, but his men did not. Since supplies were very low, Dias decided to call off the voyage and return to Portugal.
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Why did Bartolomeu Dias return to Portugal after rounding the Cape of Good Hope instead of continuing on his voyage?
Choose the two correct answers.
• His supplies were running low.
• He thought there were no new lands ahead.
• His men did not want to continue.
• His ships were badly damaged.
• He had gathered as many riches as he wanted.
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