The Age of Discovery

By kearachapman
  • Jan 1, 1405

    Indian Ocean

    Indian Ocean
    From 1405 to 1433, Admiral Zheng He led large fleets of the Ming Dynasty on several voyages to the Western Ocean (Chinese name for the Indian Ocean) and reached the coastal country of East Africa
  • Jan 1, 1419

    Atlantic Ocean

    Atlantic Ocean
    Age of Discovery
    Trade in the Middle East increased the demand for shipping goods. People were always looking for quicker routes to their destination. One early successful trip through the Atlantic Ocean was lead by Vasco da Gama on 8 July 1497 with a fleet of four ships with a crew of 170 men from Lisbon. They traveled around Africa to India and back.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1419 to Jan 1, 1507

    Atlantic Ocean

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Indian Ocean

    Indian Ocean
    Under new king Manuel I of Portugal, on July 1497 a small exploratory fleet of four ships and about 170 men left Lisbon under command of Vasco da Gama. The efforts of Vasco da Gama to get favorable trading conditions were hampered by the low value of their goods, compared with the valuable goods traded there. Two years after departure, Gama and a survivor crew of 55 men returned in glory to Portugal as the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1497 to Jan 1, 1513

    Indian Ocean

    Under new king Manuel I of Portugal, on July 1497 a small exploratory fleet of four ships and about 170 men left Lisbon under command of Vasco da Gama. The efforts of Vasco da Gama to get favorable trading conditions were hampered by the low value of their goods, compared with the valuable goods traded there. Two years after departure, Gama and a survivor crew of 55 men returned in glory to Portugal as the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Pacific Ocean

    Pacific Ocean
    In 1513, about 40 miles south of Acandí, in present day Colombia, Spanish heard unexpected news of an "other sea" rich in gold, which they received with great interest. With few resources and using information given by caciques, he journeyed across the Isthmus of Panama with 190 Spaniards, a few native guides, and a pack of dogs.Using a small boat and ten native canoes, they sailed along the coast and made landfalls to find the pacific
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Pacific Ocean

    Pacific Ocean
    In 1513, about 40 miles south of Acandí, in present day Colombia, Spanish Vasco Núñez de Balboa heard unexpected news of an "other sea" rich in gold, which he received with great interest.[70] With few resources and using information given by caciques, he journeyed across the Isthmus of Panama with 190 Spaniards, a few native guides, and a pack of dogs.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Inland Spanish conquistadores (1519–1532)

    Inland Spanish conquistadores (1519–1532)
    While Portuguese were making huge gains in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish invested in exploring inland in search of gold and valuable resources. Juan Ponce de León discovered lands, but was to finance himself all exploration.[85] With three ships and about 200 men, Léon set out from Puerto Rico on March 1513.
  • Jan 1, 1542

    New Trade Routes

    New Trade Routes
    In 1543 three Portuguese traders, accidentally became the first Westerners to reach and trade with Japan. The expedition set sail on November 1564. After spending some time on the islands,a man named Legazpi sent Urdaneta back to find a better return route. Urdaneta set sail from San Miguel on the island of Cebu on June 1, 1565, but was obliged to sail as far as 38 degrees North latitude to obtain favourable winds.
  • Jan 1, 1581

    Russian Exploration of Siberia

    Russian Exploration of Siberia
    1585, Amsterdam quickly transformed into one of the most important commercial centers in the world. Stroganovs developed farming, hunting, saltworks, fishing, and ore mining on the Urals and established trade with Siberian tribes.

  • Northern European Involement

    Northern European Involement
    In 1568 the Dutch rebelled against the rule of Philip II of Spain leading to the Eighty Years' War. War between England and Spain also broke out. In 1580 Philip II became King of Portugal, as heir to the Crown. 1585, Amsterdam quickly transformed into one of the most important commerciaThe combined empires were simply too big to go unchallenged by European rivals.In 1595, merchant and explorer Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, having traveled widely in the Indian Ocean at the service of the Portuguese