Age

Age of Exploration and Discovery

By kdoodler
  • Jul 11, 1405

    Zheng He's first voyage

    Zheng He's first voyage
  • May 29, 1453

    Ottomans capture Constantinople

    Ottomans capture Constantinople
  • Jan 1, 1488

    Bartolomew Diaz rounds the Cape of Good Hope

    Bartolomew Diaz rounds the Cape of Good Hope
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus's first voyage

    Columbus's first voyage
  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas signed

    Treaty of Tordesillas signed
  • Jan 1, 1511

    First enslaved Africans arrive in Americas

    First enslaved Africans arrive in Americas
  • Aug 13, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs
  • Aug 29, 1533

    Pizarro conquers Incas

    Pizarro conquers Incas

  • Jamestown founded

    Jamestown founded

  • French and Indian War Starts

    French and Indian War Starts

  • U.S. Declaration of Independence

    U.S. Declaration of Independence

  • Britain seeks trade opening with China

    Britain seeks trade opening with China