The epoch making discovery of South West monsoon by Hippalus, the ……………..pilot in 45 AD facilitated the direct see voyage from the Persian gulf to Kerala.

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• It was the demand for spices, especially …………..that brought the Europeans to Kerala, leading to the Da Gama Epoch of Asiatic History.
• The arrival of Vascoda Gama at …………….near Calicut in May 1498 inaugurated the Da Gama Epoch in the history of Asia.
• The ……………pass (Aruvamozhi), though presently situated outside Kerala is crucial.Early man with his microliths entered Kerala through this gap; this route had been the highway of traffic between Kerala and its eastern neighbours.
• The Palakkad Gap is perhaps the major one with its enormous width of 36KMs.Through it, the South West winds bring pleasant moist air and grateful showers to the thirsty plains of…………..
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west in the ……………part of the Indian Peninsula.
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the ……………….and the Arabian Sea on the west in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula.
• Kerala is situated in the extreme ……………..west corner of the Indian Sub- Continent.
• The ……………..pass gives easy access to Tirunelveli.The Tamils used this route for most of their raids and trade to South Kerala.
• The ………………..Lake is the largest lake in Kerala extending from the south up to Kochi.
• The Portuguese were the ……………in this endeavour followed by the Dutch.French and the English, all followed a sea route to reach Kerala and landed on the Kerala coast and built their settlements here.