European Exploaration of the World

By marlene456
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Bartolomeu Dias

    Bartolomeu Dias
    Known as a Portguese explorer. His motives were to serve God and his Majesty to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow rich as all men desire to.
  • Jan 1, 1405

    Zheng He

    Zheng He
    Chinese muslim. He led 7 voyages. Known for their size like their distances, fleet size, and shipmeasuraments.
  • Jan 1, 1415

    Prince Henry

    Prince Henry
    Son of Portugal king. Dream of exploring overseas began in 1415. He helped conquer Muslim city of Ceuta in North america.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Genoese sea captain. He sailed west across Atlantic to find an alternate trade route t oAsia.
  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama
    Began the exploration of the east African coast. His remarkable voyage was a direct sea route to india of 27,000 miles. He and his crew were amazed at the goods in the shop.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    Hernando Cortes
    Spaniard, landed in Mexico. He wanted to claim new lands for Spain. Known as conquistadores were him and those who followed him.
  • Jan 1, 1568

    Oda Nobunga

    Oda Nobunga
    Brutal and ambitious. He seized the imperial capital Kyoto in 1568 by defeating his rivals. his motto was " Rule the empire by force ".
  • Jan 1, 1582

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi
    Came after Oda Nobunga. By 1590 he controlled most of his country. He invaded Korea in 1592 and died in 1598.

  • Hongwu

    Hongwu
    Commander of a rebel army. This army drove Mongols out of china in 1368. In that year he was the first Ming emporer.

  • Kangxi

    Kangxi
    Emporer in 1661. He ruled for some 60 years. He lowered taxes and reduced expenses for the goverment. He also offered intellectuals goverment positions.