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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Exploration
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Apr 12, 1405
Zheng He
Zheng He takes his fisrt voyage -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry The Navigator
Prince Henry sut up a school for mapmaker,navigators, and shipbuilders -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Fisr European to sail around the south coast of Africa and up along the east coast -
Apr 14, 1492
Christopher Columbus
First European to sail west searching for a water route to Asia -
May 21, 1494
Treaty Of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal sign Treaty of Tordesillas -
Jun 10, 1497
Vasco da Gama
First European to sail around the south of Africa and reach India -
Feb 15, 1498
John Cabot
Claimed coastal lands in present day Canada and U.S. for England -
Mar 24, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
Explored up and down the coast of South America. Named 'America' after him -
Jun 23, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Conquered the rich Aztec empire in Mexico -
Oct 16, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Led the first expedition to sail completely around the world -
May 18, 1522
Francisco Pizarro
Explored South America, and conquered Incas -
Sep 28, 1533
Pizzaro
Pizzaro conquers Incan Empire -
Apr 19, 1535
Jacques Cartier
Explored The St. Lawrence River -
Jul 14, 1539
Hernando de Soto
Explored territory in what is now the southern U..S. -
Aug 26, 1540
Francisco Coronado
Explored territory in what is now the southern U.S. -
Tokugawa
Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan -
Jamestown
English found Jamestown -
Champlain
Champlain claims Quebec for France -
Henry Hudson
Explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay -
Dutch
Dutch open trade with Java -
Qing Dynasty
Manchus established Qing Dynasty in China -
War
French and Indian war begins -
Trade
Britain seeks trade with China
