Vasco da Gama India route Venice maritime decline

A sea route to India weakened Venice

Vasco da Gama's 1497–1499 voyage opened a route to India around the Cape of Good Hope. Venice's oared ships were poorly suited to ocean crossings, leaving the city behind in the race for colonies.

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