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The christian religion set on a Holy war to take back the holy land.
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In the early 1400s a desire for spices was formed. which means an easy trade route to Asia was required.
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In the early to mid 1400s an Invention was made by a spanish inventor named "Caravel"
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Prince Henry, the world renowned navigationalist. founded a school to train sailors for exploration
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In January of 1460 Portuguese set up trading posts across the west coast of Africa
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An explorer by the name of Dias sailed all the way around the southern tip of Africa
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After setting sail august 1492, Christopher Columbus was assigned a mission to find a rout to Asia, but instead in october found America (god bless him)
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In early july 1498 Vasco de Gama sails to India in search for a trade route
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1499 De gama returned form his voyage. with a lot of precious cargo
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A major treaty with a complex name divides the americas between Spain and Portugal
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in 1511 Portugal seizes the islamic country of malacca
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in 1609 (exact date unknown) Portugal defeats the muslims and takes over all of the india trade
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Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia
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