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Feb 5, 1100
The iron needle.
europen navigators learned about they could magnetize an iron needle -
Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1300
compass created with magnetized needle
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of exploration
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
commercial revolution
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1500
exploration and colonization
european monarchs supported exploration and colonization -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus left for Spain
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Oct 12, 1492
San Salvador
columbus landed there and named it -
Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1504
colombus made three more voayages to the "indies"
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Feb 5, 1498
vasco da gama
set sail eastward across the indian ocean -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
food prices increased many times
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Feb 5, 1500
Perdo Cabral
protuguese navigator who set sail westward to India -
Feb 5, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa of spain
made an overland crossing of the isthmus of panama -
Feb 5, 1530
Francisco Pizarro
he led 180 men and 37 horses on an expedition, where they travleled from the Isthmus of Panama to the capita of the Inca empire in what is now Peru -
Feb 5, 1533
Pizarro
he claimed the land from present-day Ecuador o Chile for Spain -
Feb 5, 1579
William of orange leadership
northern proviences declared their independence from spain. -
Feb 5, 1580
spain and portugal
spain annexed portugal -
william of orange
led ar revolt against Philip. he sent small bands of soldiers on quick raids to keep spanish army confused.
