-
Period: Jan 27, 1400 to
Spanish
-
Jan 27, 1420
Portugese exploration of Africa
King Henry funded exploration of Africa -
Jan 27, 1487
Bartholomeu Dias
Rounded the tip of Africa from Portugal -
Oct 26, 1492
Columbas reaches West Indies
Christopher Columbas reached the West Indies, which he named because he had believed he reached India -
Jan 27, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Signed to cut the world in half in terms of exploration rights for Spain and Portugal -
Jan 27, 1497
Vasco de Gama
Sailed across Indian Ocean to india -
Jan 27, 1500
Pedro Cabral
Landed in South America -
Jan 27, 1509
Albuquerque finds Melaka
Melaka was a thriving spice port -
Jan 31, 1518
First Slaves
Were taken from Africa and taken to South America -
Jan 27, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Circumnavigated around the world -
Jan 27, 1519
Aztecs defeated by Hernan Cortes
Conquistadors destroyed Aztec Civilization -
Jan 31, 1519
Spain
take over Mexico -
Jan 27, 1521
Dutch
Sail to india -
Jan 27, 1530
Incas defeated by Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro destroyed Incan Empire -
Jan 31, 1534
French
Colonize Canada and Louisiana -
Jan 27, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Formally accepted the division of Christianity in Germany. This was because of the rise of Protestantism -
Jan 27, 1577
England
Sailed to India -
Henry Hudson
Discovered Hudson Bay on his exploration of North America -
Dutch In North America
Made Settlements in New Netherland -
English- New Netherland
Take from the Dutch -
English Rule America
From 1613 till 1776