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Sep 13, 901
Europeans started colonizing Americas in the 10th century
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Feb 7, 1200
Leif eriksson discovers 1200 CE.
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Feb 7, 1453
collapse of byzantine empire
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Feb 7, 1492
european conquest
large scale exploration and innovations -
Aug 12, 1492
european colonization
spanish expedition headed by christopher columbus -
May 16, 1493
post 1492 exchange
widespread exchange of animals , plants, culture, populations and disesase -
Oct 18, 1493
Columbian exchange
western hemisphere came under control of european governments -
Apr 17, 1494
Age of discovery
spice trade profit, reduce ottoman influence, reconquista of spain -
Jun 15, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
ratified by the pope, the 2 kingdoms divided the no european world into 2 areas -
Nov 3, 1494
spain and portugal drive exploration
Prince henry the navigator, fernidad and isabella -
Sep 12, 1497
later explorers
sailed around cape of good hope to india and helped establish european trade. -
Mar 20, 1519
later explorers
Fernidad Magellan proved the world was round -
May 1, 1542
Spanish Empire
conquistador Hernan Cortes took the aztec kindsom and Fransisco Pizarro conquered the empire -
map of americas with european colonies
