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Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China
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made it possible to sail against the wind
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Portugal took the lead in European exploration. Beginning in 1420, under the sponsorship of Prince Henry the navigator, Portuguese fleets began probing southward along the western coast of Africa.
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Portuguese have trading post in west Africa
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sailed around the southern tip of Africa
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Christopher Columbus tried to find a fast route to Asia but finds Americas instead.
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In May of 1498 Vasco De Gama went around the cape and cut across the Indian Ocean to the coast of India. He arrived to Calicut, where he took on cargo of spices. He returned to Portugal and made a profit of several thousand precent.
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De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo
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defeat Muslims and take over Indian Trade
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Portugal captures goa port in Citu in India
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seizes Malacca
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have more ships than any other nation
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begin moving into Asia
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set up trade headquarters at Batavia
