age of discovery.

By 5buckmra
  • Jun 13, 1371

    Zheng He begins his voyages in China

  • Feb 15, 1487

    Bartholomeu Dias rounds the tip of Africa

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies

  • Aug 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa

  • Dec 14, 1497

    John Cabot discovers Newfoundland

  • Apr 13, 1498

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil

  • Sep 14, 1519

    Megellan’s ship the Vittoria completes the first circumnavigation of the globe

  • Vikings first discover Greenland

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    age of discovery