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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Dec 31, 1270
Crusades
Crusades -
Jan 1, 1275
Marco Polo
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Sailing Breakthrough
Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Contact with Asia
Europeans desired to explore and connect with Asia. -
Jan 1, 1419
Navigation Education
Prince Henry founded a navigation school -
Jan 1, 1460
Trading Posts
Portuguese have trading posts along West Coast of Africa -
Jan 1, 1488
Cape of Good Hope
Dias sails around southern tip of Africa -
Aug 1, 1492
America found
Spanish Columbus tries to find fastest rote to Asia, finds America instead. -
Jun 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas- Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal -
May 1, 1498
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama sails into India. -
Jan 1, 1499
Return of Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo. -
Jan 1, 1509
Muslim Defeat
Portugal defeats Muslims and takes over India trade. -
Feb 17, 1510
Portugal Ports
Portugal captures Goa, port city in India. -
Jan 1, 1511
Portugal Seize
Portugal seizes Malacca. -
Dutch Ships
Dutch have more ships (20,000) than any other nation. -
Dutch Trade Established
Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia. -
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English and Dutch Moving
English and Dutch begin moving into Asia.
