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Period: Jan 20, 1400 to
Explorations
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Jan 20, 1415
Rpince Henry Gives Support to Explore Portugal
Prince Henry sponsored the exploration to Portugal, a small country near Spain. The explorers eventually went on to claim the Madeira and Azores Islands around Portugal. -
Jan 20, 1440
The Caravel
The new lightweight ship is made, called the Caravel. It easily maneuvered along coast and could sail very long distances, unlike normal Euorepean ships. -
Jan 1, 1488
Dias Founds Cape of Good Hope
After Prince Henry died in 1460, Bartholomeau Dias rallied his people to round the southern tip of Africa. He named it the Cape of Good Hope because it gave them a new sea route to Asia. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Sails West
Christopher Columbus sailed West with three ships until he reached the Carribean where he thought he reached the Indies. -
Jan 20, 1493
Line of Demarcation
The Line of Demarcation policies came from the Treaty of Torsedillas. Basically it meant that the Non-European world was split into two zones, on belong to Spain and the other to Portuga. -
Jan 20, 1497
De Gama goes Farther
Portuguese explorere Vasco De Gama sails around the Cape of Good Hope, and even fatrther. He made it all the way to the rich trade city of Calicut. He lost half of his ships on the way home. -
Jan 20, 1507
A Map of America
Using the journals Amerigo Vespucci wrote from his trip to Brazil, Waldsemuller made a map of a country he labeled as America. -
Jan 20, 1514
The Portuguese reach China.
Portuguese ships first reached China from their base in Mallacca. The Chinese thought the Portuguese were barbarians. -
Sep 20, 1519
The Straight of Magellan
Magellan set out to reach Spain and a wasyto reach the Pacific. He found a passage way in South America which is now known as the Striaght of Magellan. -
Mar 20, 1521
Magellan killed in Phillipines
Magellan urged his men to keep going through the unchartered waters of the Pacific. They eventually reached the Phillipines but was killed there. -
Dutch fleet returns to Amsterdam
A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asai after being away from more than a year. The fleet brought back pepper, cloves, and other spices. -
Dutch East India Company
Many wealthy Dutch merchants began the Dutch East India Company. They did it to reach Sovereign powers. -
Dutch Capture Malacca
The Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese. They soon began to trade with China and force a monopoly on the Spice Islands -
Cape Town
Dutch immigrants arrived at the southern tip of Africa, and built Cape Town. It was the first permanent European settlement. -
Britsh force out French
The British East India Company used sepoys to force out the French in a bitter struggle for global power.This led to the enforcing of taxes to the Mughal Empire.
