Age of Exploration

By sears1229
  • Dec 16, 1000

    Vikings first discover Greenland

  • Dec 16, 1407

    Zheng He begins his voyages in China

  • Dec 16, 1482

    Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies

  • Dec 16, 1488

    Bartholomeu Dias rounds the tip of Africa

  • Dec 16, 1497

    John Cabot discovers Newfoundland

  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa

  • Dec 16, 1500

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil

  • Dec 10, 1522

    Megellan’s ship Sails around the wrold

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