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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
European Sea Route to Asia
Muslims and the ittalians are in controll of the trade routes, and are charging high obserd prices to pass through so the Europens want to make a alt. trade route around the coast of Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry exploerd the world and was one of the most important figures in the 15th centry. He was portugese and his father was king of protugal hense why was was a prince. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
China stoped funding overseas explorations when Zjeng he died. But some trade was allowed but there were stict rules and laws about it -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher columbus
Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He made four voyages to the new world we call home. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
It was an imaginary line. There were two sides to the demarcation, the spanish side and the portugal side. The world was two halves. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco de gama
led a group of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. His voyage was to India and he was the first person to get their by boat. -
Apr 22, 1500
Pedro Alveres Cabral
First eupoen to reach Brazil. He was from protugal and that is why Brizal today speaks protugal. He only staye din Brizal for 10 days then traveled to India -
Oct 30, 1502
Vasco De Gama
When he trook his secound exploration to India, he clased with muslisms. -
Oct 30, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
He was the comander of a fleer that dropped anchor off Malacca witch was a rich Muslim trading port that controlled the sea route linking India, Southeast Asia, and China. "Have you come in peace or in war?" asked the sultan. "Peace," replied Albuquerque. The true goal of the Portuguese, however, was not peace, but conquest. -
Oct 30, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Saild for spian even though he was from portugeese. he found the strtif of magellian and was the fist sailor to sail across the pacfic ocean -
Oct 30, 1521
Spain and the Philpenes
Spain took over the Philpenes not in a violent way though, they came to trade goods and spread christianity -
Oct 30, 1522
Magellans Expition
One of his 5 ships ( the Vittoria)a rrives at SanlÚcar de Barrameda in Spain. This was hte first completion of the world! -
Oct 30, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Portuguese explorers landed in the southern part of Japan. Often entitled Nanban trade, where both Europeans and Asians would engage in mercantilism. -
Happy Return
a year long absence results in a significant amount of wealth and spices for Dutch -
The Dutch East India Company
This creates trading empire. -
Japanese ban western merchants
Japanese shoguns became suspicious of Europeans. Then Japan band them.