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Hongwu commanded the rebel army that drove the Mongols out of China.
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A Chinese Muslim who led all of the seven voyages.
Everything about them was large: distances traveled, fleet size, and ship measurements. -
Before the Europeans began to sail beyond their borders, he had launched the first of seven voyages of exploration.
Yonglo- Hongwu's son. -
The son of Portugal's king. Prince Henry founds navigation school. Although he never went on any voyages.
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The Ottomans captured Constantinople.
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The Empire begins in West Africa.
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An Italian sea captain, convinced Spain to finance a bold plan to find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty.
Pope Alexander VI had suggested an imaginary divding line where the lands west of the line (Line of Demaracation) would be Spain's. The lands east of the line would be Portugal's. -
Gama had began exploring the east African coast. Then in 1498, he reached the port of Calicut.
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The first enslaved Africans to arrive in the Americas.
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A Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand arrived in the Philippines. They claimed the land and began settling in 1565.
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The Shoguns rule Japan.
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Samuel has found Quebec.
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The Dutch trade openly with Java.
Java- An island, where they expanded west to conquer several nearby islands. -
Manchus estables the Qing Dynasty in China.
Manchus- The people of that region. -
The emperor of China and ruled for some 60 years. His grandson, Qian-long helped China reach its greatest size and prosperity.
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The American Colonies declare independance from Britain.
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Britain seeks to trade with China.
