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Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press
The printing press was invented in 1440 by Johann Gutenberg. It created maps widespread which helped navigation throughout all the seas. -
Jan 1, 1484
Astrolabe
The astrolabe was already invented but like the compass it helped them navigate their ships. -
Jan 1, 1485
Compass
The compass had already been invented (around 206 BC) but it really helped them navigate all the places they were going. -
Jan 1, 1486
The caravel
is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1487
Bartolomeu Dias
1487 Portugal, Sailed to tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope, Inspired further expeditions to search for route to Asia -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
1497, Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India, Gave Portugal water route to Asia -
Jan 1, 1514
Portugal Takes Hold
Portugal strengthened its hold on the region by building a fort at Hormuz in 1514. They now controlled the strait of Hormuz, connecting the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. -
Jan 1, 1519
Balboa
Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean -
Jan 1, 1536
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer who searched for the Atlantic-Pacific passage. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world. -
Dutch
in 1619 the dutch established trade routes on the island of Java. They also seized Malacca and the valuable spice islands from Portugal
