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Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He takes his first voyage
In 1405, Zheng He went on his first, of seven, voyages for China in his treasure ships that could hold 27,000 people and was about 400 feet long. He sailed along the ports of India, Southeast Asia, and western Africa. -
Sep 18, 1419
Prince Henry founds first navigation school
He founded the navigation schools to teach sailors about geography of the Earth, navigational tool and how to use them, and how to sail a ship. -
Sep 18, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
Chinese scholar-officials thought that Zheng He's ships were a waste of their resources and decided to destroy them to begin building a wall. This wall was none other than The Great Wall of China. The wall pretty much said that China wanted to be isolated and not to be disturbed by anyone. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. His crew spots Hispaniola, thinking that it was East Indes. When they got to the land and found the natives they called them Los Indios (Indians). HIs main goal of his expedition to the "East Indes" was god glory gold. The only thing that he accomplished of the three was god. He managed to spread Christinaity throughout Hispaniola. The other two "gold" and "glory", he could not achieve. -
Sep 18, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Todesillas was made because Portugal thought that they did not get enough of land of the Americas. They thought that Spain got much more land of the Americas. In the treaty Portugal received more land/pushed the line further West. -
Sep 18, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
When Vasco da Gama reached India he found the port of Calicut. At the port there were spices, rare silks, and precious gems in every shop. They established trading posts all over the coasts of India and the Middle East/East Africa. When they returned back to Portugal, they brought back many treasures from their voyages. -
Tokugawa Ievasu becomes shogun of Japan
He completed the unification in Japan & gained the loyalty of the Daimyo throughout Japan. He moved the capitol to Edo, a small fishing village, which we now call Tokyo. To keep his power, he created the alternate attendance policy, which made the Daimyo leave their families behind for 1/2 a year to live in the capitol. After 6 months half of the Daimyo would go back to their families, & the other half would leave to the capitol. He also founed the Tokugawa Shogunate that held power until 1867. -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
The Manchus came from NorthEast of the Great Wall from Manchuria. They invaded China and made the Ming Dynasty collapse. They seized Beijing and created the Qing Dynasty, which would rule for more than 260 years. They expanded China's borders, which made China include Mongolia, Tibet, Taiwan, and Central Asia.
