The major significance of Vasco Da Gama's voyages was that
they opened maritime trade between Asia and Europe and they helped to create a
Portuguese empire.
Vasco Da Gama was the first European to
sail around the continent of Africa to Asia. This allowed Portugal to start trading for
spices in Asia. This was a hugely lucrative trade. Because it was such a rich trade it
helped to make Portugal a major power even though Portugal was such a small country. In
the years after Da Gama's voyage, Portugal became a world power to rival Spain. This
would not have been possible without Da Gama's voyages.
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