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Jan 1, 1400
Ming Dynasty and exploration
The Ming Dynastly felt no European country had anything to offer. They allowed Portuguese, Dutch, English and other European countries to trade in their land under heavy regulations, during the trading season. They could only trade during a certain time and by a certain coast for a limited time.
By the early 1600’s, the Ming Dynasty was decaying. -
Jan 1, 1400
Europeans Seek Sea Route to Asia
In 1453, when the Ottoman Turks took control of Constantinople and the surrounding areas, trade between Europe and Asia came to a complete halt, prompting the European nations to seek another route to their Asian trading partners; thus, they began looking for a sea route. -
Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry the Navigator was a Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers. Prince Henry explorations accomplished much for Portugal. Not only did his expeditions succeed in mapping much of the coast of west-Africa, but they also succeeded in spreading Christianity, defeating Muslims -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Europeans Search For New Routes to Asia
The overall route is controlled by Muslims and the Europeans take to the seas to try to find a better route to trade with Asia. -
Oct 30, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. He was looking for modern day South East Asia but found South America. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
These nations worried that their new territories would be taken by each other, or by others. The Line of Demarciation was when the Pope cut a line of power between Portugal and Spain. In order to protect their new empires, these nations looked to the Pope for help. This line was drawn after Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage to the America's. -
Oct 29, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Alvarez was a portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator, he also discovered Brasil. -
Oct 29, 1502
Vasco da Gama
Vasco de Gama was the first person to travel directly from Europe to India. He was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime trade route to the East. He made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese viceroy in India in 1524. -
Oct 29, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque (The Great) conquered Goa and Malaka which is in India. His goal was to gain control of the main maritime trade routes. -
Oct 29, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
He claimed the archipelago for Spain, He was in search of fame and fortune, the Portuguese explorer left Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands. -
Oct 29, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
Spain did a matter of three important contribututions for its country. One being that they conquered the Philippines. Two they spread Catholicism. And lastly they established a trading empire. In the Philippines Megellan claimed the archipelago for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan’s Expedition
In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. In the route he discovered now known as the Strait of Magellan became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
The Portugese were the first to establish a trading empire in asia. But with this they used great violence and force to get what they wanted. In Japan they welcomed western traders, they acquired western firearms and designs for castles.
They had success for missionaries, Japanese were curious about Christianity. After learning about Philippines, Japanese shotguns became suspicious of Europeans. Eventually forbid western merchants and forbid Japanese from traveling abroad. -
The Happy Return
The Dutch returned to Amsterdam -
The Dutch East India Company
A group of weathly Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East INdia Company. The Dutch wanted to make themselves the major European power in the east. They captured the Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China. Before long, they were able to enforce a monopoly in the Spice Islands, controlling shipments to Europe as well as much of the trade within Southeast Asia. -
Japanese ban western merchants
Japanese welcomed western traders initally, but after learning about the Philipines, Japanese shotguns became very suspicious of European and eventully forbid western merchants and forbid other Japanese other Japanese from traveling abrouad.
