Europe and Asia Trade Relations Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1400

    vasco de gama

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 2, 1499

    The MIng Dynasty and exploration

    The Ming Dynasty maintained the policy of strict rules and regulation in trading with Europeans.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 2, 1499

    Control trade

    Due to Muslims controlling the trade between Europe and South East Asia, Europeans begin to see alternatibe routes.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 2, 1499

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Portuguese royal prince who sailed for Portugal and is known for attacking the Moslem port of Ceatha in north morocco.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Italian explorer who sailed for spain in 1492 and also discovered the "New World". He also succesfully opened up the americas to European Colonization.
  • line of demarcation
    Jan 1, 1493

    line of demarcation

    Imaginary line of latitusde drawn by Pope Alexander VI to keep lands in portugal away from spain.
  • Vasco de Gama
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama

    He sailed around africa. He didnt want to pay fees and he ended in Calicut.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Pedro Alverez Cabral

    Portuguese explorer who discovered brazil.
  • Vasco de Gama second expodition
    Jan 1, 1502

    Vasco de Gama second expodition

    Vasco de Gama went on another expodition to india and was attacked by muslum traders. Two decades later, he went back to india and sadly died there in late 1524 from an illness.
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Jan 1, 1511

    Afonso de Albuquerque

    The First man to lead the european into the persian gulf. Said he came in peace but he used violence instead.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    He discovered the indies and made the first circumnavigation of the earth.
  • Spain and the Philippines
    Jan 1, 1521

    Spain and the Philippines

    spanish coloniol time, magellan sails for spain which ends in war begining late in the 1800's.
  • Magellan’s Expedition
    Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan’s Expedition

    Magellan sailed from Spain in to find a western sea route to Indonesia. With five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa, then Brazil, and he searched the South American coast for a strait that would send him to the Pacific
  • Portuguese and Japan
    Jan 1, 1543

    Portuguese and Japan

    portuguese sent ships to japan and six years later introduced christianity
  • The Happy Return

    The Happy Return

    Dutch ships went to africa and built settlements. When they return to the netherlands after a year they put spices and wealth.
  • The Dutch East India Company

    The Dutch East India Company

    Trading company founded in the Dutch. Made to hekp them win their independance against spain.
  • Japanese ban western merchants

    Japanese ban western merchants

    Japan origanally wanted tradors who brought firearms and designs for castles. They traveled for 215 years.