Age of Exploration By taylors1197 Dec 14, 1405 beginning of Zheng He's Voyage Zheng He traveled to China at this time Dec 14, 1488 Bartholomeu Dias rounded tip of Africa open sea route to Asia Dec 14, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers West Indies He discovered what he thought was the West Indies, but it was actually America Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot discovers Newfoundland Dec 14, 1497 Vasco da Gama reaches India Many died on voyage home-scurvy his cargo brought great riches Dec 14, 1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovered Brazil Dec 14, 1521 Magellan circumnavigated the globe
