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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Commercial Revolution
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Period: Feb 4, 1400 to Feb 4, 1500
European monarchs supported exploration and colonization.
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Feb 4, 1420
Prince Henry explores westward in the Alantic
Prince Henry was very interested in exploring. -
Feb 4, 1430
Prince Henry sailed southward into Africa.
He open up trade routes in Western Africa. -
Feb 4, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
Although Dias had to turn back, but he found a route to the Indian Ocean. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus sets sail with three ships name Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
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Oct 12, 1492
Nina, the Pinta, and Santa Maria landed in San Salvador,
Christopher Columbus' ships. -
Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1504
The Indies
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Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Dec 31, 1504
Amerigo Vespucci sailed across the Alantic Ocean several times.
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Feb 4, 1498
Vasco da Gama landed in India.
He used his knowledge and sailed eastward in the Indian Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral lands in Brazil
His 13 ship fleet was blown off course and accidentaly land in Brazil. -
Feb 4, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa made an overland crossing of the Isthmus of Panama.
He was claiming more land for Spain. He later find out that this isn't Asia, but a new land. -
Feb 4, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan set ships to South America.
He wanted to prove/see the new lands. -
Feb 4, 1522
One ship and 18 crew members made a round-the-world voyage.
Their captain (Megellan) died and his officer took charge and sailed them back to Spain, the long way.
