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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Dec 31, 1270
Crusades
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Jan 1, 1275
Marco Polo
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Caravel
Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Contact with Asia
Desire for contact with Asia -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry
Prince Henry founds navigation school -
Jan 1, 1460
Portuguese trading posts
Portuguese have trading posts along the coast of Africa -
Feb 3, 1488
Dias
Dias sails around southern tip of Africa -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus
Christopher Columbus tries to find a fast route to Asia but finds Americas instead. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas- Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal -
Jan 1, 1499
Vasco De Gama
De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo -
Feb 17, 1510
Portugal
Portugal captures Goa, port city in India -
Apr 1, 1511
Portugal
Portugal seizes Malacca -
The Dutch
Dutch have more ships than any other nation -
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English and Dutch
The English and Dutch begin to move to Asia -
The Dutch
Dutch set up headquarters at Batavia
