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Sep 18, 1405
Zheng He's First Voyage
This event was important because Zheng He would go on to become one of the best explorers ever. -
Sep 18, 1419
Prince Henry founds first navigation school
This was very importantas navigation schools like these are the main reason that the portugese were able to control trading routes. -
Sep 18, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
This is one of the most important events because if this didn't happen, China would proabbly be ruling the world. -
Sep 18, 1492
1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
This was important because it was one of the first colonies in the Americas and led Cholumbus to eventually discover America. -
Sep 18, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
Another big event, this basically ended up in spliting which parts of the world would be infulenced by Spain, and which by Portugal. -
Sep 18, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
This event was important as it allowed the Portugese to trade with India, which nobody else was doing at the time. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan
This was important because Tokugawa Ieyasu was the Shogun that unifed Japan. -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
This was an important even because it was the Qing that basically brought China back to power after the isolation stage, both in the arts, economically, and the happiness of the people.
