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Nov 27, 1096
Crusades start
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Oct 30, 1270
Crusades end
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Jan 1, 1275
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China
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Jan 1, 1400
Desire for contact with Asia
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Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry founds navigation school
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Jan 1, 1460
Portuguese Trading Posts in Africa
Portugal put trading posts along the coast of West Africa -
Dec 15, 1488
Dias sails around southern tip of Africa
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Aug 3, 1492
Spanish Columbus Finds the Americas
Trying to find a fast route to Asia Columbus discovered the Americas -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal -
Mar 2, 1498
Vasco de Gama sails to India
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Jan 1, 1499
Vasco de Gama returns to Portugal
Vasco de Gama brought back a valuable cargo of spices from India. -
Jan 1, 1509
Portugal defeats Muslims
When Portugal defeats the Muslims they also take over Indian trade. -
Feb 17, 1510
Portugal captures Goa
Goa is the main port city in India. -
Jul 25, 1511
Portugal seizes Malacca
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English and Dutch begin moving into Asia
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Dutch have more ships than any nation.
They had over 20,000 ships, that was more than any nation at the time. -
Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia
