-
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Europeans sea route to Asia
The Muslims and the Italians are controlling land trade. Therfore, the Europeans can trade across land but would have to pay a lot of money. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry was a Portuguese sailor who was Portugal and accomplished discovering new lands and started a school of navigation. This was the first school ever of navigation. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
When Zheng He died, China stopped funding overseas trade. They also stopped exploration. They allowed some European countries to trade under a strict polocies. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue
Columbus made four voyages to the new world. Columbus cross the Atlantic -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
The Line of Demarcation was to cut the new world in half. It was also an imaginary line "drawn" by Pope Alexander VI to divide lands by Portugal to lands by Spain. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama went on an expedition which where he landed in South Africa. This took place with 148 men and started in the Tagus River. -
Apr 22, 1500
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Pedro Alvares Cabral was the first European to reach Brazil. He was also a portuguese explorer who sailed for Brazil. He stayed in Brazil for 10 days and continued his way next to India. -
Oct 30, 1502
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama took his second expidition to India, Therem he clashed with Muslim traders. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese soldier who conquered Melaka. He also sent ships in search of spices. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
With about 250 men, he sailed 5 ships out from the Atlantic. These 5 ships were the San Antonio, Trinidad, Concepcion, Victoria, and Santiago. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
This was known as the Colonial Time. Spain took over the Philipines. -
Sep 6, 1522
Magellan’s Expedition
The people on the ship,Vittoria, suffered from starvation, scurvy, and harassment by Portuguese ships. This was a harsh and long journey. -
Oct 30, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Portuguese explorers landed in the southern part of Japan, They had a Nanban trade. -
The Happy Return
The Dutch made a trip to South East Asia to get spices. They had made a great trip back after a year and they made money. -
The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch had a company to trade. This gave them alot of money. -
Japanese ban western merchants
The Japanese found out what had happened in the Philipines and then had forbid them from building ships. They also forbid them for letting them not enter the Japanese territory.
