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Period: Jun 19, 1400 to Aug 29, 1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
Muslim merchants controlled trade between Europe and Asia. Cities along trade routes grew rich and provided services to mechants and acting as international marketplaces. -
Period: Aug 30, 1400 to
Ming Dynasty and the exploration
When Zheng He passed away China stopped funding oversea explorations.They allowed Portuguese, Dutch, English, and other European countries to trade in their land under heavy regulation. -
Period: Sep 12, 1400 to Oct 28, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry the Navigator is from Portuguese and is not actually a navigator. He didn't discover anything himself but Portuguese ship sailed to the Madeira Islands. -
Oct 5, 1492
Christpher Columbus
Christopher Columbus and Italian explorer who represented Spain. He sailed in 1492 the ocean blue and discovered America. -
Sep 20, 1493
Line of Demarcation
Pope Alexander VI had divide new lands that Spain and Portugaul claimed. The line was imaginary and seperated the land Spain and the land Portugual had. -
Mar 14, 1497
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama is a Portuguese explorer that represents India. He had discovered a route from Portugual to the East. He was the first person to sail from Europe to India from around the Cape of Good Hope. -
Feb 23, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Alvarez Cabral is a Portuguese nobleman who was the first European to see Brazil. Cabral had left with 13 ships on March 9 and he had followed the route of Vasco de Gama. -
Jun 17, 1502
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama was going on his 2nd trip to India and the Indian Armada was formed. This was a punitive expedition that targeted Calicut to avenge the travails of the 2nd armada. -
Feb 24, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Alfonso de Albuquerque is a Portuguese nobleman who was the governor India. He is also the founder of the Portuguese imperial system. -
Jan 27, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan is a Portuguese explorer who discovered Spain. He led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe. He proved that the world was rounder and bigger than any other place he imagined. -
Sep 28, 1519
Spain and the Phillipines
The Philippines became a key link in Spain's overseas trading empire. The Spanish shipped silver mined in Mexico and Peru across the Pacific to the Philippines. From there they bought silver to buy goods. -
Aug 21, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
Magellan set out to find a western sea route to the rich spice islands of Indonesia.He had circumnavigated the globe but he later died. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Japan and Portugual established their relations when the Treaty of Peace was signed. During world war II Portugul was one of the importnat footholds of Japan. Portugual remain netrueal in this war. -
The Happy Return
The Happy Return was when Dutch ships returned from the Netherlands. Some items that were brought back were spices and wealth. -
The Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a company founded by the Dutch to protect their trade in the Indian Ocean. The company thrived through the 17 century to be a powerful commercial empire in East Indies. -
Japanese ban western merchants
Initially they welcomed western traders but then when success was for missionairies Japanese shoguns became suspicious of Europeans. In the end it was forbidden for western merchants and Japanese from traveling abroad.
