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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Europeans Seek Sea Route to Asia
The muslims and teh Italians are controling trade that goes over land. To stop that, they sailed around the coast of Africa and to reach India and South East Asia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and Exploration
Zheng He has upstarted the chinese exploration. He brought wealth back to china along with animals. After his death, the chinese stopped funding explorations. -
Period: Oct 30, 1400 to Oct 30, 1499
Prince Herny the Navigator
He made a sailing school for the portuguese. He wasnt a sailor himself but helped the advancement of sailing. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Colombus
Christopher Colombus sailed the Atlantic ocean and thought he would come to the S.E. Asia from the behind. He ended up hitting the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. -
Oct 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
When pedro Cabral found brazil in the south americas, Spain and portugal fought for power of it. The pope decided what the countries got. This is why brazil spezaks potuguese and the reast of south america was speaking spanish. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama
He lead a quest around teh cape of good hope. This led him to the city of Calicut, where he eventually made portuguese's spice trading empire. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro sailed to brazil in the south Americas. This discovery brought spain and portugal to argue. This lead to the pope made a line of demacation, or the treaty of Tordesillas, to show what spain and portugal owned. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco de Gama
Vasco forced a treaty with the city of Calicut. Due to the capture, the portuguese spice trade empire rose in strrenght and size. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque sailed and conquered the city of Malacca. This centered the portuguese power in the Indian ocean. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan sets out for a route to the South East Asian countries for spices. He was sucessful. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
Spain sent out on a conquest to convert the Philippines to Catholicism. The trip turned into a bloody slaughter of the natives. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
ferdinand magellan was very impoarant in expeditions around the world. HIs crew, not him, sailed around the world. He died in the Philippines. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
The first time Portuguese reach Japan. They come to trade, as Japan was welcoming traders at first. Japan was really interested in their fire-arms and weapons. -
Happy Return
Dutch made a year voyage to the S.E. Asia fro spices. When they cane back, it was regarded as a happy return becasue they came back sucessfully and profitably. -
The Dutch East India Company
The dutch set up a comapny to make money by trading. They dominated the spice trade during the time of operation. -
Japanese Ban Western Merchants
The Japanese have banned western merchants beacuse they figured out what happened in the philippines. They ban the production of ships. They only allow some dutch shipos to come for trade and for current events.
