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Throughout the 1400's Muslims and Italians controlled the trade newtork.
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Prince Henry the Navigator sent people to explore West Africa
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After Zheng He died China stopped fundingover seas experditions. The Chinese felt that the Europeans had nothing to offer. By the 1600s the Ming Dynasty was starting to decay
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Christopher Columbus tried to find a new trade route to Asia. His route was a different one from Vasco de Game
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Pope Alexander VI declared this line to declare to divide new lands of Portugal from those of Spain.
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He developed the plan to sail around Africa instead of going through the Middle East
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Was portuguese and discovered brazil while sailing for portugal.
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He established a network of trade
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He was a Portugese general and an empire builder
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He organized the expedition to the East Indies.
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Spain conquered the Philippines during their people christian and established a trade network.
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The ships were attacked and only 4 ship members made Spain
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Welcomed western traders initially and acquired western firearms and designs for castles
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Dutch ships return to Netherlands after a year's absence with spices and wealth.
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The British and French establish trade in India;
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After learning about Philippines, Japanese shoguns became suspicious of europeans and Eventually forbid western merchants and forbid Japanese from traveling abroad
