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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Exploration
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Jan 1, 1453
Turks cease the Byzantines
The Ottomon Turks take Constinople ending the Byzantines Empire. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Columbus and crew spot first land of The New World,
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. -
Jan 1, 1498
De Gama Reaches India
Vasco de Gama sails around Cape of Good Hope, Africa and reaches India to set trade posts. -
Jan 1, 1500
Kongo Thrives
African people of Kongo flourish in trade. -
Jan 1, 1513
Balboa discovers the Pacific
Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers a sea he named the South Sea, which he didn't realize was an ocean... the PACIFIC Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellen's Around the World Adventure
Magellan and Crew are first to circumnavigate the globe. -
Jan 1, 1556
Mughal Reign
Akbar leads the reign in Africa. -
Dutch East India Company
The Dutch established their own company, increasing their power. -
Tokugawas took control
Tokugawas came into power in Japan. -
Malacca Goes to the Dutch
The Dutch overtake Malacca from the Portuguese. -
War Strikes for the English
The rise of the English Civil War erupts. -
Cape Town Built
The first permanent European settlement built in Africa by Dutch immigrants -
China's Lead by Emperor Qianlong.
Qianlong begins his reign as emperor. -
Seven Years War
Tensions flare between Britain and Frace, and war breaks out. -
The Birth of a Legend
Siara Mychelle Smith was born to Fred and Karen Smith in Evansville, Indiana. If it wasn't for Christopher Columbus and friends, none of us would be in exsitance here.
