Age of Exploration

By Grant Fleming
  • Europeans started colonizing Americas in the 10th century
    Sep 13, 901

    Europeans started colonizing Americas in the 10th century

  • Leif eriksson discovers 1200 CE.
    Feb 7, 1200

    Leif eriksson discovers 1200 CE.

  • collapse of byzantine empire
    Feb 7, 1453

    collapse of byzantine empire

  • european conquest
    Feb 7, 1492

    european conquest

    large scale exploration and innovations
  • european colonization
    Aug 12, 1492

    european colonization

    spanish expedition headed by christopher columbus
  • post 1492 exchange
    May 16, 1493

    post 1492 exchange

    widespread exchange of animals , plants, culture, populations and disesase
  • Columbian exchange
    Oct 18, 1493

    Columbian exchange

    western hemisphere came under control of european governments
  • Age of discovery
    Apr 17, 1494

    Age of discovery

    spice trade profit, reduce ottoman influence, reconquista of spain
  • Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 15, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    ratified by the pope, the 2 kingdoms divided the no european world into 2 areas
  • spain and portugal drive exploration
    Nov 3, 1494

    spain and portugal drive exploration

    Prince henry the navigator, fernidad and isabella
  • later explorers
    Sep 12, 1497

    later explorers

    sailed around cape of good hope to india and helped establish european trade.
  • later explorers
    Mar 20, 1519

    later explorers

    Fernidad Magellan proved the world was round
  • Spanish Empire
    May 1, 1542

    Spanish Empire

    conquistador Hernan Cortes took the aztec kindsom and Fransisco Pizarro conquered the empire
  • map of americas with european colonies

    map of americas with european colonies