Globalization and Exploration Timeline

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  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Early 1500's Century

    Prince Harry starts marking of systematic European exploration.
  • Period: 1488 to 1488

    1488

    Bartholomeu Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope, opening sea to India.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus, 1492

    Christopher sails to the United States, "advertising" the new world.
  • 1497

    1497, Vasco de Gama

    Gama reaches India by sea, creating a route between Europe and Asia
  • 1513

    1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Balboa crosses Panama and becomes the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
  • Period: 1519 to 1522

    1519-1522 Ferdinand Magellan

    Magellan's expedition successfully circumnavigates the globe, proving the world is round.
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    Between the 16-17th Century, Europe

    Europe successfully established power in the United States, Africa, and Asia.