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Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He takes first voyage
This voyage consisted of 317 ships holding almost 28,000 crewman. The point of this voyage was to expand trade partners and their main stop was India. -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry founds first navigation school
Mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists and sea captains gathered there to perfect their trade. -
Jan 1, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
After his final voyage, China decided that they had everything they needed in China and could sutain themselves. They stopped trade with most countries, except a couple that the government allowed. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
When he landed, he thought he landed in the East Indies when in actyallity he landed in Hispanola. -
Jan 1, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was created by Pope Alexander VI to settle the disagreement by Spain and Portugal. They agreed to honor the line that separated Spain and Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
The sailors filled their ships with spices like pepper and cinnamon. Their cargo was worth 60 times the cost of the voyage. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan
He used his remaining years of being a shogun to create and solidify the Tokugawa shogunate, which brought in the Edo Period. -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
The Manchus from Manchuria invaded China when the Ming dynasty was falling because of rebillions.
