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1799 BCE
English and Dutch
English and Dutch begin to Move into Asia -
1600 BCE
Dutch ships
Dutch have more ships (20,000) than any other nation -
Oct 12, 1275
Polo meets Kublai Kahn
Polo meets Kublai kahn in China -
May 30, 1409
Portugal wins
Portugal defeats muslims and takes over india -
Mar 14, 1419
Prince Henry
Prince Henry founds navigation school -
Jan 27, 1460
Portuguese have trading posts
Portuguese have trading posts along West coast of Africa -
May 29, 1488
sias sails south
Dias sails around southern tip of Africa -
May 27, 1492
Sailing in the wind
Carvel makes it possible to sail against the wind. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Spanish columbus tries to find fast route to Asia but finds americas instead -
May 20, 1494
De Gama returns
De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo -
May 20, 1498
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama sails to India -
Feb 17, 1510
Portugal captures Goa
Portugal captures Goa port city in india -
Jan 27, 1511
Portugal
Portugal seizes Maiacca -
Dutch has idea
Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia -
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal
