Which statement is true about an early European explorer and the route he took?A. Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. B.Vasco da Gama reached India. C.Jacques Cartier explored Labrador in Canada. D.Pedro Álvares Cabral reached Brazil. Gil Eannes passed Cape Bojador.

All the statements A to E about early European explorers and the routes they took are true:

A. Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope.

B. Vasco da Gama reached India.

C. Jacques Cartier explored Labrador in Canada.

D. Pedro Álvares Cabral reached Brazil.

E. Gil Eannes passed Cape Bojador.

Explanation : These explorers were part of the Age of Discovery, a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe. Here's a bit more on each explorer:

A. Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia in 1488.

B. Vasco da Gama was another Portuguese explorer, and in 1498 he became the first person to sail directly from Europe to India. This was a monumental discovery since it allowed Europeans to bypass the overland route through the Middle East, making trade with India faster and less expensive.

C. Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. He sailed into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and up the St. Lawrence River on three expeditions in the 1530s and 1540s, providing valuable information about the region.

D. Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil (1500). On his way to India, his fleet sailed far to the west into the Atlantic Ocean, and ended up landing on the coast of what is now Brazil.

E. Gil Eannes was a Portuguese explorer and the first to round Cape Bojador in 1434. His successful navigation of the cape, which was considered impassable, was a significant breakthrough for Portuguese exploration along the west coast of Africa