European explorations of the past By layla aleckovic and colton kinard

By coltonk10

  • 200 BC

    the astrolabe is invented

  • in 206 BC

    the magnetic compass is invented

  • in 1415

    The Portuguese seize Ceuta, sparking interest in rounding Africa

  • in 1419

    prince henry the navigator sets up a navigation school

  • in 1440

    the printing press is invented

  • 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias, He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488

  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa.

  • in 1500

    the caravel is invented by portuguse explorer

  • August 24, 1511

    Portugal seizes Malacca. after the Portuguese figure out de gamas success​ they decide to capture key points around the indian ocean to spur trade and set up ports

  • December 31, 1600

    English merchants found the East India Company. Hoping to exploit trade in East and Southeast Asia and India, a group of English merchants form the East India Company by royal charter.