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Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
A Portugese Politician who helped bring in the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Age of Discovery. -
Jan 1, 1400
MIng Dynasty and Exploration
The Dynasty known for creating lots of exploration and -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Oct 29, 1400
Muslim and Italian Merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
The Muslims and Italians controlled the trade in the Middle East and Europe. Many sailors didn't want to go inland to trade so they went around other countries -
Oct 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Colombus was an Italian Navigator who in 1492, tried to find a new trade network to Asia but ended up finding land in the America's. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco De Gama
Vasco Da Gama was a Portugese explorer who was the first to reach India by sea and landed in Calicut representing Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Alvarez Cabral was a Portugese explorer, and military man who claimed the North-East part of South America for Portugal when he went on an expedition for new land. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco Da Gama
In 1502, Vasco da Gama reached Calicut by travelling around Africa and up the West Coast in order to dodge the Muslims in the middle East. -
Jan 1, 1511
Alfonso de Alburquerque drive
Alfonso de Albuquerque was a Portugese general who created settlements in North Africa and established trade routes in the East. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portugese explorer who led a Spanish Expedition to the East Indies which became the first circumnavigation of the Earth. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and The Phillipines
Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Phillipines in 1521 and spread the Catholic religiona and took over the region for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
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Jan 1, 1543
Japan and Portugal
In 1543, Portugal landed in Japan and had a heavy influence on trade in that specific region. -
The Happy Return
The Happy return was the second expedition to the East Indies led by the Dutch. -
The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company owned the responsibilities of spice trade for the Dutch. -
Japanese ban Western Merchants
IN 1638, Japan banned all Europeans from trading with them and nobody came in or out. This lasted for over 125 years.
