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Oct 28, 1400
Muslim and Italians control trade between Europe and Asia
The Muslims and the Italians started to control the trade between Asian and European traders. -
Oct 28, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry the navigator was a royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. He sent many sailing expiditions down Africa's west coast, but didn't go on any of them himself. -
Oct 28, 1400
Ming Dynasty and Exploration
The MIng dynsaty has just begun. This was a period of cultural restoration and expansion. It influenced the world in trade, culture and might -
Period: Nov 2, 1400 to Nov 2, 1499
1400-1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ming Dynasty and Exploration
Christopher Columbus
Vaasco De Gama -
Oct 28, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sets out to claim new land. Eventually he finds America. -
Oct 28, 1493
Line of Demarkation
The line of Demarcation is an imaginary line drawn by Pope Alexander VI to divide new lands claimed by Portugal from those of Spain. -
Oct 28, 1497
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama was a Portugese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time. -
Oct 30, 1511
Alfonso De Albuguerque
Portuguese general and empire builder. -
Oct 30, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
led the first European voyage to discover more of the globe. -
Oct 30, 1521
Spain and the Phillipines
Ferdinand Magellan sailed to both of these countries -
Oct 30, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
Magellan expedition is when he found the Phillipines and Spain. -
Oct 30, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Portuguese explorers landed in Japan's capital and started to work together. -
The Happy Return
a book by Horatio Hornblower released in 1937 -
The Dutch East India Company
A charter company that traded spice for 21 years. -
Japanese ban western merchants
This is when Japan excepted foreign trade from everywhere except for westerners. Western books had been banned since the 17th century.