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Nov 2, 1000
Viking exploration - Leif Erickson
Around A.D 1000 Erickson had sailed to Norway were he was converted to Christianity. People believe on his way back he went off course and ended up on north america where he explored a region he called Vinland. He is believed to be the first European who had reached north america before Columbus. -
Nov 2, 1400
Zheng he possibly reaches america
He led seven explorations to land around the Indian ocean. The reason for this was because the emperor wanted to get recognition and gifts from other rulers. At the end of the voyage He had run into a group of pirates and ended up winning. he deid in 1433 on one of his last voyages. -
Nov 4, 1441
Prince Henry sponsors Portuguese exploration
he sponsored exploratory voyages and help with capturing of Africans and making them slaves. officially starting the slave trade. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbous first voyage
Columbous was in charge of the Pinta and first saw land on October 12th. This resulted in the discovery of america and the native Americans or "Indians". -
Nov 18, 1492
Middle passage/atlantic slave trade
The Middle Passage is the stage of the triangular trade where millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. The slaves were then sold or traded for raw materials. -
Nov 18, 1492
The Columbian exchange
The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World was the Columbian exchange. this happened after Christopher Columbus went on his voyage in 1492. -
Nov 9, 1497
Vasco de Gama
He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India. He chose a different route than Columbous -
Nov 10, 1508
Accimerigo vespu
he was a navigator who showed that showed Brazil and the west indies didnt look alike. He was put in charge of planning voyages to the indies. -
Nov 10, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
in 1519 magellan lefrt in five ships to discover a western sea route to the indies. on his way there he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean -
Nov 10, 1521
Hernan cortez-conquest of the aztecs
A coalition army of the Spanish forces and native american Tlaxcalan warriors were led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl. They captured the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. -
Nov 16, 1532
Francisco Pizarro- conquest of the incan empire
Pizarro led his army up the Andes mountains on November 15. He invited the emperor to a feast with the intention of ambushing him.
