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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1270
Crusades
The Crusades began in 1096 and ended 1270, that's 174 years! -
Jan 1, 1275
Maco Polo
Maco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China -
Jan 1, 1400
Contact With Asia
Desire to contact with Asia -
May 29, 1400
Caravel
Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry
Prince Henry founds navigation school -
Jan 1, 1460
Portuguese Trading Post
Portuguese Have Trading Post along West Coast of Africa -
Jan 1, 1488
Dias
Dias Sails around southern tip of Africa -
May 29, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Dias sails around southern tip of Africa -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Spanish Columbus tries to find fast route to Asia but finds Americas instead -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas, Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal -
May 16, 1498
Vasco De Gama
Vasco De Gama sails to India -
May 1, 1499
Vasco returns
De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo -
Jan 1, 1509
Portugal Defeats Muslims
Portugal Defeats Muslims and takes over India trade -
Jan 1, 1510
Portugal Captures Goa
Portugal captures Goa, port city in India -
Jan 1, 1511
Portugal Seizes Malacca
Portugal Seizes Malacca (That's all this says) -
Dutch Have More Ships
Dutch have more ships (20,000) than any other nation -
Dutch Trade
Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia. -
English and Dutch
English and Dutch begin moving Asia
