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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He takes first voyage
Yonglu financed all of Zheng He's voyages. -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry founds first navigation school
The navigation school was located in Sagres, Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
China didn’t care to explore because they thought they had everything they needed and decided to build the Great Wall and isolate themelves. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
Christopher was supposed to land in Japan but landed in Hispanola. When Christopher landed in Hispaniola, he initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World. -
Jan 1, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal were fighting over who got what land of south america and the pope drew the line of Demarcation. The Portuguese didn't like the line so they moved it calling it the Treaty of Tordesillas. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
He was the first European explorer to reach India. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan
He moved the capital to the base of Edo later becoming Tokyo. He also unified the daimyo earning their loyalty and governing them through the "alternate attendence policy". -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
Manchus designate their system of government in Manchuria
