Read the text to find answers to the given questions.

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THE FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD

1. What was the aim of Magellan's voyage?

Magellan lived from 1480 till 1521. The first voyage round the world was made by him over 400 years ago. He thought that by going west he could travel by sea round the world and come to the same place again.

In those early days many people in Europe were interested in India. They knew it was a very rich country whose culture was older than theirs. Magellan wanted to find a new way to India His country, Portugal, did not help him, but he got money, ships, and all things necessary for the voyage from Spain.

2. What kind of person was Magellan?

At last the great day came and the voyage began. That was in September of 1519. Some people thought that nothing would come of it, that Magellan and his men would get lost and never come home again; others were sure that the whole thing would be a success Who would be right, it was difficult to say at the moment. Magellan belonged to those who stop at nothing and always do their best to get what they want.

3. What did the people whom Magellan met in South America look like?

One day, after a voyage of many months, Magellan's crew saw land. It turned out to be South America As the travellers were badly in need of food and water, Magellan decided to stop there With some of his sailors tic'went to see what the country was like They were soon met by a crowd of men and women, who looked quite different from them

These people were dark and had neither shoes, nor clothes They soon made friends They could not speak, of course, but understood one another well enough Then these people went off, but soon returned, bringing with them many different things to eat In his turn Magellan and his men gave them things which were not dear but looked beautiful Everyone was well pleased

4. Why was the voyage to the Philippine Islands difficult?

Magellan did not stay long in South America he was in a hurry to get to India This voyage was long and difficult. Islands were few and far between, and the travellers were often in need of food and water Many of them fell ill, but at last, after many months of travelling, they reached the Philippine Islands People used to get to India going east, while Magellan wanted to get there by travelling west

5. In what war was Magellan killed?

In the Philippine Islands Magellan and his men were well met by the people They stayed there for some time and took part in a war between two different peoples of the islands. Magellan was killed in this war

Of Magellan's five ships which started for India in 1519 only one returned three years later, after making the first voyage round the world

Among the mysteries of the ocean is the eruption of the volcano 1Ъета (sometimes called Santorini) and the destruction of Minoan civilization on Crete which both took place in the Aegean Sea about 35 centuries ago.

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