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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry the Navigator was nnot actually a navagator. He was portuguese and made a sailing school for the portuguese. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Europeans seek sea route to Asia
The muslums and Italians charged high prices to sail through there land so they had to find another route. The Europeans took a sea route along the coast of Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
The Ming dynasty was a Chinese dynasty with a Chinese imperial family. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Colombus was an Italian explorer who discover new world and land on his expidition that was sponsored by King Ferdinand in 1492. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
The Line of Demarcation was an imaginary longitude line. Pope Alexander VI to divided the new lands and claimed it by Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was andexplorer and was chosen to lead the expedition to India in 1497. In that same year he captained a team of four vessels. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, and military commander. Pedro AlvaresCabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America. He claimed this exploration for the Portuguese. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco da Gama
In 1502 Da Gama has another journey to India and it included about 20 ships. 10 of those 20 ships were directly under his command. Da Gamas uncle and Nephew lead the others. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Alfonso de Albuquerque was the duke of Goa and a Portuguese general. He was considered a military genius. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Phillipines
About 4,000 Spanish residents livedin the Phillipines. The Phillipines were under spains control. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan’s Expedition
Magellan completed the first circumnavigation of the world. Over a long journey home from the circumnavigation a lot of people on the boat suffered from harassment and starvation. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
The Portuguese was the first to get into Japan and start trading with them often. This where they first allowed trade to happen. -
The Happy Return
In the year 1599, a Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia. It carried a cargo of pepper, cloves, and other spices. Church bells rang to celebrate this. They called it The Happy Return. -
The Dutch East India Company
In 1602 a group of Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. A few decades later the Dutch tried to make themselves the major eurpoean power of the east.In 1641 they capture Malacca from the Portugese and opened up a trade route with China -
Japanese ban western merchants
In 1638 Japan forbids anybody to go into or out of there land. Eventually the western merchants forbid the Japanese from traveling.
