Age Of Exploration

The Age of Explorations and Isolation

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jul 31, 1800

Zheng He

Jan 1, 1405

Takes first voyage in 1405, considered an achievment for all of mankind not just for Chinese.1405-1433 expeditions

Prince Henry

Feb 2, 1419

Prince of Portugal; endorsed exploration, setup a school for navigators and ship builders who later on discovered other places

Ottomans Empire

Mar 3, 1453

Capture Costantiople

Sognhai Empire

Apr 4, 1464

Begins in West Africa

Christopher Columbus

Period: Nov 29, 1492 to Dec 31, 1502

First European to sail west searching for a water route to Asia

Spain and Portugal

May 5, 1494

Sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

Americas

Jun 6, 1511

First enslaved Africans arrive

Ferdinand Magellan

Period: Sep 29, 1519 to Oct 30, 1522

Led the expedition to sail completely around the world

Jacques Cartier

Period: Jan 18, 1534 to Apr 29, 1541

Explored the St. Lawrence River

Tokugawa

Jul 7, 1603

Shoguns ruled japan

Samuel de Champlain

Aug 8, 1608

Founds Quebec

Dutch

Sep 9, 1619

Open trade with Java

Qing Dynasty

Oct 9, 1644

Manchus established dynasty in China

The Americas

Nov 10, 1776

American colonies declare independence from Britain

Britain

Nov 11, 1793

Seeks trade with China