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Columbus set sail for the west with three small ships.
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After many months of sailing, and with many things running low, they finally spotted land.
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He set sail, leading four ships around rge Cape of Good Hope.
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After a ten month sail, Da Gama reached the great spice port of Calicut, on the west coast of India.
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He got greedy and wanted to get more money. He forced a treaty on the ruler of Calicut. Then he left to find more money, and riches.
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Portuguese ships reached China from their base in Malacca.
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Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain with five ships to find a way to reach the Pacific.
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Magellan's ships entered a bay at the southeren tip of South America. This led the way to finding the passage that was later called the Strait of Magellan.
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Magellan had claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521.
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After nearly three years of sailing, the survivors- one ship and 18 sailors- finally reached Spain.
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A European visitor described Chinese artisians "cleverly making devices out of gold, silver, and other metals".
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A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia after a year's absence.
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A group of weathy merchants formed the Dutch East India Company.
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The Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China.
