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Jan 1, 1415
Portugal - Henry
Prince Henry conquers muslim city of Ceuta in North Africa -
Jan 1, 1453
Palestine - Ottoman Turks
Ottoman Empire captured the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople (subsequently to be known as Istanbul) uder the control of Mehmed II -
Jan 1, 1488
Portugal - Dias
Bartolomeu Dias explored Southeast coast of Africa and discovers Luanda in Angola -
Oct 12, 1492
Spain - Columbus
Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas in the Carribean and named it San Salvador -
Jan 1, 1493
Spain - Columbus
Columbus conquered present day island of St. Croix -
May 2, 1497
England
Found new found land and Nova Scotia -
Jan 1, 1498
Portugal - de Gama
Vasco de Gama reached port of Calicut on the southwestern coast of India and discovers Mozambique -
Jan 1, 1500
Portugal - Cabral
Pedro Alvares Cabral reached the shores of modern day Brazil and claimed it -
Jan 1, 1500
Palestine - Ottoman Turks
At the height of its power (16th–17th century), the Ottoman empire spanned three continents, controlling much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. -
Jan 1, 1500
Portugal - Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci traveled the eastern coast of South America and discovered the "new" world -
Jan 1, 1512
Palestine - Ottoman Turks
Sultan Selim I (1512–1520) dramatically expanded the Empire's eastern and southern frontiers by defeating Shah Ismail of Safavid Persia, in the Battle of Chaldiran, and Selim I established Ottoman rule in Egypt. -
Jan 1, 1513
Spain - De Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of modern-day Florida -
Jan 1, 1514
Portugal - China
Portugese discover China -
Jan 1, 1516
Palestine - Ottoman Turk
Ottoman Turks defeat the Mamluks in the battle of Marj Dabiq and take control of Palestine. -
Jan 1, 1516
Palestine - Ottoman Turks
Ottoman armies conquer Syria and Egypt -
Jan 1, 1519
Portugal - Magellan
Magellan explored the island of Guam and southern end of South America -
Jan 1, 1519
Spain - Cortes
Hernando Cortes landed shores of Mexico and carved out colonies in regions that would become Mexico, South America and the United States. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain - Cortes
Cortes conquers Aztec empire in Mexico -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain - Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Phillipenes and settled there in 1565 -
Jan 1, 1524
French - Verrazzano
Giovanni de Verrazzano discovered what is today New York harbor -
Jan 1, 1533
Spain - Pizzaro
Pizzaro conquers Incan empire in Peru. -
Jan 1, 1534
French - Cartier
Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada and named it St.Lawrence -
Jan 1, 1535
Palestine - Ottoman Turks
In the east, the Ottomans took Baghdad from the Persians, gaining control of Mesopotamia -
Jan 1, 1540
Spain - Coronado
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led expedition thoughout present day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Olkahoma, Kansas. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portugal
Portugese discover Japan -
Feb 1, 1550
Spain
Created American Empire which included: New Spain ( Mexico and parts of Guatemala as well as other lands in Central and South America and the Carribbean -
French
Colonized Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique -
England
English settled in Barabados and Jamaica -
England
English reached coast of Virginia and founded Jamestown -
French - Champlain
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec -
Dutch - Hudson
Henry Hudson explored three waterways Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. He also claimed the regions along the waterways. -
Dutch
Ruled the East Indies and Sri - Lanka -
Dutch
The area around Hudson Bay became known as Netherlands -
Dutch
Captured what are now the Netherlands, Antilles and Aruba from Spain -
French - Priest Marquette and Joliet
Priest Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet explored the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River -
French - La Salle
Sieur de la Salle explored lower Mississippi and claimed river valley for France and called it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV -
Dutch
Ruled Indonesia and Cape of Good Hope
