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1619 BCE
Dutch trade
Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia. -
1600 BCE
Dutch Navy
Dutch have more ships than any other nation. (20,000) -
1499 BCE
De Gama returns
De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo. -
1460 BCE
Portuguese Trading Post
Portuguese have trading post along West coast of Africa. -
1419 BCE
Prince Henry
Henry founds navigation school -
1400 BCE
Caravel
Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind -
1400 BCE
Asia
Desire for contact with Asia -
1096 BCE
the start of the Crusades
Biblical wars against christianity and islamic. -
Period: 1096 BCE to 1275 BCE
Crusades
Biblical wars against christianity and islamic. -
17 BCE
Moving to Asia
English and Dutch begin moving into Asia -
Jan 27, 1275
Marco Polo
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China. -
Feb 3, 1488
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. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesllas
Treaty of Tordesllas Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco De Gama
Vasco De Gama sails to India. -
Feb 3, 1509
Muslims Defeated
Portugal defeats Muslims and takes over India. -
Feb 3, 1510
Goa captured
Portugal captures Goa, port city in India. -
Apr 1, 1511
Malacca
Portugal seizes Malacca
