Age of Exploration 1498 - 1800 By Lemuel Prynce Enajero, Daniel Davis, Ruqaya Al-Maghazachi, Jennifer Munoz
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Da Gama’s voyage opened the first sea route from Europe to Asia, revolutionizing global trade. -
Cabral’s accidental landing in Brazil marked the beginning of Portuguese colonization in South America. -
Afonso de Albuquerque captures Malacca, securing a crucial trading port in Southeast Asia.
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Balboa becomes the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World. -
Fleet departs Spain.
Arrives at Guam.
Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
Victoria returns to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation. -
Cortés’s campaign led to the fall of the Aztec Empire and the growth of Spanish dominance in Mexico. -
Verrazzano charted much of the Atlantic coast of North America for France. -
Pizarro captures the Inca emperor Atahualpa. Shortly after, Cuzco, the Inca capital, fell to the Spanish. -
Cartier begins his first voyage from France. 3 months later, he claimed the Gaspé Peninsula for France. -
Coronado’s expedition provided Europeans with their first reports of the Grand Canyon and the Great Plains.
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Drake’s voyage enhanced English prestige and challenged Spanish sea power.
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In the summer of 1588, the English navy defeated the Spanish Armada, shifting naval dominance. -
The company became a major force in Asian trade and later dominated India.
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The VOC became the world’s first multinational corporation and dominated the spice trade.
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Jamestown was founded as the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Hudson’s explorations led to Dutch claims in New York and later English exploration in the Arctic, with the River he explored being named after him. -
The Dutch bought Manhattan from local tribes, founding New Amsterdam (later New York City). -
Tasman’s voyages mapped parts of Australia and discovered Tasmania and New Zealand.
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La Salle’s claim gave France vast territories along the Mississippi River. -
The war’s outcome shifted colonial power, with Britain gaining much of French North America and India. -
Cook’s explorations mapped the Pacific, discovered new lands, and advanced scientific understanding.
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The British began colonizing Australia, establishing a penal colony in Sydney.
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The invasion marked the beginning of European imperial interest in the Middle East. -
By 1800, most of the world’s coastlines had been mapped, and European powers controlled vast overseas empires.