On an outline map of the world, mark approximately Italy, Portugal, Iran and Russia.Trace the routes the travellers mentioned on p.176 would have taken to reach Vijayanagara.
Hints:
Fill the following with their names on correct place or location given within outline map of world:
(i) Italy, (ii) Portugal, (iii) Iran, (iv) Russia.
Travellers routes to be taken to reach Vijayanagara from Italy and Portugal:
The travellers would have crossed respectively Red Sea, Araban Sea and then, they should have taken land route to South India to reach Vijayanagara (Karnataka).
The travellers from Portugal should have cross Atlantic Ocean touching the Cape of Good Hope (extrme comer of South Africa) and then they should take Indian Ocean to reach Malabar from their to Vijayanagara taking land route.
From Iran they should taken Arab Sea and then Indian Ocean from Malabar coast to Vijayanagara.
From Iran via Afghanistan and modern Pakistan they would have taken land route upto Karnataka, India.
From Russia via Afghanistan they would have come to India crossing modem Punjab in Pakistan, central India crossing Vindhyachal, Satpura to Karnataka.
From Russia they could have sea route also either through China Sea to Bay of Bengal and then to Vijayanagara or from western coast of India taking Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea through Indian Ocean to south India.
