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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator: Who Was He?
Prince Henry the Navigator was actually never a navigator. He was a Portuguese man who set up the first school of navigation for sailors. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
The Ming Dynasty in China stopped funding their trade explorations after Zheng He died. They did, however, allow other countried to trade within them with strict regulations. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Europeans Seek Sea Route to Asia
Italians and Muslims charge high prices for trade routes. Europeans avoid them by going through the sea, instead. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus: Who Was He?
Christopher Columbus is probably the most famous explorer ever. However, most people dont know the background that goes along with him. Columbus was an Italian man who sailed for Portugal. When he made his famous expedition, he was actually trying to get to Southeast Asia for trading btu wound up landing in America. -
Jan 1, 1493
What Was the Line of Demarcation?
The Line of Demarcation was a line that Pope Alexander VI made to divide the world. One side was Portuguese's teritory. The other side was the Spain's territory. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral: Who Was He?
Pedro Alvarez Cabral was born in Portugal and sailed for Portugal. On one of his expeditions, he reach what is now modern Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco da Gama: Who Was He?
Vasco de Gama was born in Purtugal and sail for them too. He is most famous for being the first person to discover India. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque: Who Was He?
Alfonso was a man who sailed for Portugal and helped spread the trade routes to Southeast Asia. In order to do so, he used force to conquer the lands. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan: Who Was He?
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese man who sailed for Spain. He is most famous for his expediton in 1522 where he circumnavigate the world. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
Spain's main objective was to spread Catholicism throughout the world. When they were making their trading empire, they conquered the Philippines and taught them about Catholicism. -
Jan 1, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan Expedition
Ferdinand Magellan was the first perfon to sail around the world. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
The portuguese sailed to Japan and traded with them. they taught them how to make firearms. -
The Happy Return
A year long trip of voyages by the Dutch. They wind up finding lots of wealth and spices. -
Dutch East India Company
When the Dutch entered India, they made a trading empire. -
Japanese Ban Western Merchants
After learning about what the Spanish did to the Philippenes, the Japanese ban trading with Westerners.