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Period: Jan 15, 1400 to
Exploration
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Jan 1, 1450
Prince Henry expands Portugal
Prince Henry Leads exploration from Portugal to Muslim North Africa -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sets sail.
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus spots land.
Columbus spots land for the first time on his voyage. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation set.
The pope set a line of de -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco De Gama leads four ships around Cape of Good Hope
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Jan 1, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci names America.
German cartographer and Amerigo use his descriptions to name this land as America. -
Jan 1, 1510
Portuguese seize Goa
Portuguese seize island of Goa off the coast of India making it their major military base. -
Jan 1, 1511
Portuguese takeover Malacca
After a massacre of the people, the Portuguese takeover Malacca -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail.
Magellan sets sail and tries to get to the Pacific. -
Sep 8, 1522
Magellan's men reach spain.
First sailors to circumnavigate the world reach thier final destination. -
Dutch East India Company created
Wealthy Dutch merchants form the Dutch East India Company -
Dutch take over Malacca from Portuguese.
Dutch takeover Malacca from Portuguese and sooned opened with trade to China. -
Beijing is made capital of China.
Mancus armies seize Beijing and name it their capital. -
Cape Town is created.
Cape Town is built by Dutch immigrants. -
Lord Macartney arrives in China.
Lord Macartney from Britain gets to China with samples of British goods in an attempt to start trade with China.
