Age of Exploration

By mi-mi_charles210
  • Admiral Zheng He begins his Voyage
    Jan 1, 1405

    Admiral Zheng He begins his Voyage

    Admiral Zheng He begins his voyages for Emperor Zhu Di. The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne rules the South Pacific and Indian Ocean until 1433.
  • Ptolemy's geography is introduced in Europe.
    Jan 1, 1406

    Ptolemy's geography is introduced in Europe.

    Europe adapts Ptolemy's geography
  • Jan 1, 1432

    Portuguese navigators discover the Azores.

  • Jan 1, 1441

    Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish slave trade.

  • Prince Henry the Navigator establishes a naval observatory for the teaching of navigation, astronomy, and cartography.
    Jan 1, 1450

    Prince Henry the Navigator establishes a naval observatory for the teaching of navigation, astronomy, and cartography.

  • Jan 1, 1450

    Invention of the printing press spurs wide distribution of navigation tables and ship plans. Ptolemy's geography is published and widely accepted.

  • Turks overrun Constantinople, shutting off the overland trade route.
    Jan 1, 1453

    Turks overrun Constantinople, shutting off the overland trade route.

  • Portuguese explorations discover Africa's Gold Coast and the Congo River.
    Jan 1, 1470

    Portuguese explorations discover Africa's Gold Coast and the Congo River.

  • Bartolomeu Dias barely touches the Cape of Good Hope.
    Jan 1, 1487

    Bartolomeu Dias barely touches the Cape of Good Hope.

  • Christopher Columbus sets sail.
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus sets sail.

  • The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the world between Spain and Portugal for the alleged purpose of spreading Christianity.
    Jan 1, 1494

    The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the world between Spain and Portugal for the alleged purpose of spreading Christianity.

  • Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope and reaches India
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope and reaches India

  • John Cabot sites "new found land" while searching for Northwest Passage.
    Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot sites "new found land" while searching for Northwest Passage.

  • Jan 1, 1504

    Venice proposes a Suez Canal to the Sultan of Turkey.

  • Columbus dies
    Jan 1, 1504

    Columbus dies

  • Jan 1, 1511

    Portugal defeats the Arabs in a major naval battle at the Straits of Sunda, taking control of the Spice Islands as the center of Far East trade. (The Straits lie between Java and Borneo, now Indonesia.)

  • England begins construction of double-deck warships.
    Jan 1, 1512

    England begins construction of double-deck warships.

  • Magellan begins his journey to circumnavigate the world with five ships and 270 men.
    Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan begins his journey to circumnavigate the world with five ships and 270 men.

  • Apr 11, 1521

    April 27, Magellan killed by natives in the Philippines

  • September 6, eighteen of Magellan's crew and one ship return.
    Sep 6, 1522

    September 6, eighteen of Magellan's crew and one ship return.

  • Jan 1, 1534

    Jacques Cartier enters the St. Lawrence River. Land in Great Lakes claimed for France

  • Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England. He circumnavigates the globe
    Jan 1, 1577

    Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England. He circumnavigates the globe

  • Henry Hudson explores present-day New York and Hudson River and claims them for the Dutch

    Henry Hudson explores present-day New York and Hudson River and claims them for the Dutch

    This is when the Hudson River got claimed for the dutch by Henry Hudson
  • James Cook begins the first of his Pacific explorations

    James Cook begins the first of his Pacific explorations

  • Cook documents location of Australia

  • Cook explores Hawaiian Islands. He fails to locate Northwest Passage from Alaskan side

    Cook searches the Hawiian lands in search of the Northwest Pass.

  • Cook killed in Hawaii