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Nov 8, 1000
vikings discover america
vikings discover newfoundland in canada settleing coloniesacross the north east, but failed to discover the scale of the discovery therefore abandoning it -
Jun 29, 1278
marco polos travles
travler and trader who went to china to trade good ended up aiding the khans, (rulers of northern china,russia, mongolia) well know for his travles. -
Oct 2, 1400
The renaissance
a rebirth in humanity furtherd civilizations as new inventions and belifes fueld the renaissance firey heart -
Nov 13, 1433
Zheng He
for china it opend the world and the eyes of her people for the first time china became a power -
May 29, 1453
the fall of constantinople
the fall of this great city ended the land trade route to asia. but also cuasing exsploration on a new scale -
Nov 6, 1460
Henry the navagatior
helped portugal become a sea and trading power thats golden age ruled a hundred years -
Dec 9, 1500
Bartholomeu Dias
first person to round africa to reach india -
Sep 21, 1506
christopher columbus
sailed west and found new world. didnt know he discovered new place -
Oct 22, 1516
amerigo vespuchi
discoverd that columbus discovered new world -
Dec 24, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
While in the service of Spain, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe. -
Feb 12, 1524
Vasco De Gama
was the first man to reach india by sea changing trade in western europe for ages to come
