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1271
marco polo
Marco Polo goes to China. -
1450
Prince henry
Prince Henry the Navigator builds school for sailors. -
1453
Turkish Empire
Turkish Empire cuts off the land route for spices from Asia to Europe. Search for sea route begins. -
1492
colubus
Columbus sails to the New World. -
1497
John Cabot
John Cabot discovers Newfoundland while he searches for the Northwest Passage. -
1497
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco da Gama sails to India and back.