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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Spain's territory
Spain controlled the Caribbean, Central and South America -
Jan 1, 1488
The discovery around South Africa
Bartholomew Diaz discovers another rout to Asia around the tip of South America -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus seals west -
Jan 1, 1494
The treaty
The treaty was signed by Spain and Portugal. The treaty allows Portugal to gave Brazil, and allows Spain to control the rest of South America -
Jan 1, 1497
First one there
Vasco da Gama is the first one to go around the tip of South Africa -
Jan 1, 1500
New Lands
European merchants arrive in Japan for the first time -
Jan 1, 1500
A discovery in Bolivia and Japan
Silver was found in Bolivia and Japan -
Jan 1, 1500
The value of fur
The value of fur goes down -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Portugal's territory
Portugal controlled Brazil thought the 16th century -
Jan 1, 1519
The Voyage
Ferdinand Magellan seals west and reaches the southern tip of South America -
Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes's conquest
Hernan cortes conquered the Aztecs -
Jan 1, 1522
After the voyage
Ferdinand Magellan did not make it back to Spain, only his crew made it -
Jan 1, 1532
Francisco Pizarro's conquest
Francisco Pizarro conquer the Incas -
Jan 1, 1570
The tax
A new tax that requires people to pay in silver -
The power of trade
In 1600 the Portuguese controlled half of the spice traded that was in Europe -
The decline
The Portuguese trade was in decline from competition -
The companies
The British and Dutch companies gain more power than the Portuguese on the early 1600s -
The rulers in Japan
Japan was ruled by Shogun, who are military commanders -
Value drops
the price of silver is dropped -
Period: to
3 Countries in North America
England, France, and the Netherlands had control of the Eastern coast of North America during the 17th century -
Tobacco Shops
There were more than 7000 tobacco shops in London -
Period: to
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty ruled China -
The death of millions
Central Mexico = population went from about 20 million people to 1 million people by 1650
The population of Central Mexico was around 20 million. By 1650 it was 1 million -
Period: to
Japan's Isolation
Japan did not allow foreign visitors to come -
Livestock
In Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina there were over 50 million cattle and horses -
The population of Siberia
By 1720 = population of Siberia = 70% Russian and 30% native Siberian
By 1720, most of the population of Siberia is Russian -
Haiti's population
By 1790 almost all of the population of Haiti had African descent -
The Philippine colony
The Spanish lost control of the colony in the Philippines -
Russia's rule
Russia was ruled by a monarchy
until the early 1900s -
The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union collapses