Carl. Itâs strange you not pushing a Blue Oval (the only car for me) around the track but I remain a staunch Carl Edwards fan who in my opinion was screwed out of the 2011 Sprint Cup Championship or at least Co-championship. Get up on that wheel and win it this year. Bill Clark, Florence Kentucky.
By the end of the 10th century, the Cholan Empire controlled trade along both eastern and western coasts in the south and would extend their empire to Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. The arrival of Vasco da Gama from Portugal in 1498 established a sea route from Europe to India.
At the end of the 15th century the Portuguese started to explore the west coast of Africa. They set up trading posts and collected gold and silver. They were convinced that by sailing around the coast of Africa they would find a route to India.In 1487, the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias sailed around the southern part of the continent and got as far as the east coast of Africa, but a storm made him turn back.hey were convinced that by sailing around the coast of Africa they would find a route to India. In 1487, the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias sailed around the southern part of the continent and got as far as the east coast of Africa, but a storm made him turn back.