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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
Europeans find sea routes around the muslim land route so they dont have to pay the dues to the Muslims and can trade easily with Asia -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
A Portugese born sailor that sailed for his own land and is famous for the voyages he funded and establishing routes to the West Indies. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
The MIng Dynasty was a very strong and powerful dynasty/empire for many years. They made huge ships to sail the ocean and created the ship rutter -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an italian born explorer that sailed for Spain. He is also described as the discoverer of the new world -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
The line of demarcatiuon is an imaginary longitude line drawn by Pope Alexander VI to show boundry between Spanish and Portugese land. The line was made after Columbus made his maiden voyage to the new world -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco De Gama
Vasco De Gama was a Portugese explorer who in 1947 led a fleet of 4 ships to India. he was the first European to reach India by Sea -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alverez Cabral
Pedro alverez Cabral was a Portugese born sailor that also sailed for Portugal. He is known as the first explorer to touch "all" 4 continents. in 1500 he traveled to India to trade and gain a strong bond with indians in order to trade more often. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco De gama
Vasco De Gama is a Portgese born explorer that sailed for India. In 1502 he clashed with arabs all along with the west coast of Africa as he sailed around the coast. -
Jan 1, 1511
Alfonso De Albuquerque
Alfonso de Albuqueque was a Lisbon born explorer who in 1511 had plans of severing Islamic and Venitain trade. They attacked and failed but Albuquerque spoke positively and influenced his men to attack again, in this attack they succeeded capturing Malacca. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan was a Portugese born explorer that sailed for Spain. In 1519 he sets out from spain to find a sea route to the very weathly Spice Islands. He ended up practically circling the earth after going around south america and back near Asia. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and Phillipines
In the year 1521 explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovers and estblishes The Phillipines. Spain then came to The Phillipines to conquer land and spread religion -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellans Expedtion
Ferdinand Magellans big expidition ending in 1522 was a huge expidtion that he ended up circumnavigating the entire globe. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portugal and Japan
In 1543 the Portugese arrived in Japan to begin to trade. This period of time is known by many as the "Nanban trade period" They eventually forbid traveling abroad for Japanese people and merchants were no longer aloud in the country. Although they acquire many things from the time that they traded including shoguns. -
The Happy Return
After a a full year of travel the the Dutch return from a lot of trade and spread of religion with a lot of money. They were the first to challemge the Potugese for their land and won. They came back wealthier and happier than ever. -
The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was estblished as a charter company in1602 when the Dutch government granted a 21 year monopoly on Dutch Spice Trade. -
Japanese Ban Western Merchants
When the Japanese Ban Western Merchants back in 1638 it took them many years to do so. When the Phillipines first came around 100 years before they were very open to the idea until they became suspicious about the situation, before they ban the idea though they gain many things like christianity and showguns but before long they banned Japanese from traveling abroad and ban westenr merchants
