- to trade with the turks
- because the turks blocked the route they were taking
- vasco da gama was a portuguese explorer who liked to sail, bartolomeu dias was a portuguese explorer who liked to trade and sail
- 3 extra sails, food for 750 people, water for 750 people, rope, an anchor, spices, 4 other boats each filed with 150 people, and lots of other goods
- so then the other people can have spices and lots of other goods
- it is good to work as a group because other groups can have problems and others can be finished with there projects