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Sep 12, 1295
Marco Polo
In 1295 Marco told tales of 20 year sojourn in china many believed they may not be the whole truth Made Europeans desire for a cheap route to the East for treasures, but sailors fearded the sea. -
Jan 12, 1450
Portugese discovered
Portuguese were able to develope a caravel-(a ship) that could sail in thw wicked sea.
Discovered they could return to europe by using the african coast.
THis aloud them to setup trading post -
Sep 12, 1492
The surprise of the unknown
No more than 4 million Natives seen the north continent (Mexico).
NA were unaware of the historic isolation.
Na were shocked to the the European "discovery". -
Oct 12, 1492
DIscovery of America
After six weeks of "failure" the crew sighted the Bahamas. -
Sep 12, 1500
Spain
Spain became the the dominate exploring ans colonizing power.
They went on search for the 3Gs -
Sep 13, 1500
Economic depression
Farmers hit the road and many ended as up as being beggers and paupers in city's suchas Bristol and London. -
Period: Sep 12, 1513 to Sep 12, 1521
Juan Ponce de Ponce
explored Florida -
Nov 12, 1513
Discovery of Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez dicoved the Pacific Ocean and clamied the land for his kings all the lands by that sea -
Period: Sep 12, 1519 to Sep 12, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan
Started his journey with five ships.
Storm lashed 4 slaing by the inhabitants of the Philippines.
With one remaning vessel it got back home completing the first circumnavigation of the golbe. -
Sep 13, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Set sail from Mexico.
Went to the aztec Cheif (Moctezuma) and gave his gifts and told him they had a disease of the heart only gold could cure.
They cheif was okay at first but relized his greed for gold and power . -
Jun 30, 1520
Noche Triste
The Aztecs attacked. -
Period: Sep 12, 1532 to
Fransico Pizarro
Conqured the Incas in 1532.
By the 1600s he was rich with New World silver.
Metal touched off a price revolution in Europe that increased consumers cost by 500% after the mid-sixteenth century.
Stimulating the spread of commerce and manufacturing -
Period: Sep 12, 1539 to Sep 12, 1542
Hernando de Soto
Went on a gold expedition.
he disscovered and crossed the Missippi River and Arkansas River.
He tortured indians with iron collors and fierce dogs.
He died and his troops tortured his corpse. -
Period: Sep 12, 1540 to Sep 12, 1542
Francisco Coroaado
fabled golden cities that came out to be adobe pueblos .
DIscovered the Grand Canyon Colorodo River and foun buffalo. -
Period: Sep 13, 1570 to Sep 13, 1580
Queen Elizibeth
troops crush Irish -
Spanish Armada
Begininng of the end of spanish imperial dreams -
Battle of Acoma
The spaniards cruelly abused the pueblo .
One FOOT was SERVED to each survivor. -
KIng James I settlement in the New World
King James I wanted to settle becase of the promised Gold and strong desires to to find a passage through America to the Indies . -
James Town
Because of king James I death they named this site JamesTown. -
Captial of Santa Fe
Founded after Battel of Acoma -
Pope's Rebelion
The puebelo rebels and destroys every Catholic Church and killed many Priest and Spanish settlers -
England's Efforts
Compete with the Spanish Empire. -
The discovery of corn 5000 B.C.E.
Hunters developed wild grss which contained corn. The corn was the foundation of the Aztec and Incan civilization. Spread to the Americas.
Where ever corn was planted was able to grow and help the people settle down
