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He led the way in sponsoring exploration for Portugal. His explorers discovered the Madeira and Azores Islands.
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He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Caribbean.
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Ferdinand adn Isabella appealed to the Pope to support their claim to the lands of the new world. The Pope then set a Line of Demarcation.
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He rounded Africa and reached India.
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The Portuguese seized the East Indies port of Mallacca. They massacred the city's Muslims
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He crossed Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.
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Portuguese ships first reached China from their base in Mallacca. The Chinese thought the Portuguese were barbarians.
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He claimed the archipelago for Spain on this expedition.
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Magellan circumnavigates the globe in this expedition.
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A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia. They were gone for more than a year. They carried pepper, cloves, and other spices. It was a successful voyage.
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A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. They had full sovereign powers over expeditions.
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The Dutch take Malacca from the Portuguese.
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Dutch immigrants arrived at the southern tip of teh continent, and built Cape Town. It was the first permanent European settlement.
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The almany farbade anyone to transport slaves through Futa Toro for sale abroad.
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The British start the African Association which is an organization that sponsored explorers to Africa.
