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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Dec 31, 1270
Crusades
The Catholic church sent troops on a set of religous wars -
Aug 24, 1275
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China
Polo and his crew went through much of Asia including China and met with Mongol ruler and founder of the Yuan dynasty. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Naval Tech
Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1400
Asian Contact
Spanish wanting contact with Asia: sending Columbus soon -
Period: Jan 1, 1419 to
Navigation School
Prince Henry founds navigation school in order for the fleet to get to where they were going. -
Period: Jan 1, 1460 to
PortugeseTrading
Portugese set up trading posts along West coast of Africa -
May 29, 1488
Dias Sail around Africa
Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa becoming the first European sailor to go around the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Spanish Columbus Tries to find the quickest route to Asia but finds Americas instead. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal -
Jul 1, 1498
Vasca da Gama sails to India
Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. He also rounded the Cape of Good Hope and anchored at Malindi on the East coast. -
May 1, 1499
Da Gama returns
Vasco da Gama returns with 1000's percent more wealth with all the spices he gathered. -
Sep 1, 1509
Portuguese defeat Muslims
The Battle of Diu, sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Chaul, was a naval battle between the Muslims and Portuguese. The Portuguese were interfering and taking over trade routes, which led to 3 wars which ultimately ended in the Muslims defeat and India taking over. -
Dec 10, 1510
Portuguese BACK AT IT
The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred in 1510 on behalf of the Portuguese admiral D. Afonso de Albuquerque. Not among the cities Albuquerque had received orders to conquer: he had only been ordered by the Portuguese king to capture Hormuz, Aden and Malacca. -
Apr 1, 1511
Portuguese STILL AT IT
The Capture of Malacca in 1511 occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Malacca.The port city of Malacca controlled the narrow strategic strait of Malacca, through which all seagoing trade between China and India was concentrated. The capture of Malacca was the result of a plan by King Manuel I of Portugal, who since 1505 intended to beat the Castillians to the Far-East -
Dutch Prepare for War
Dutch have 20,000 ships ready (more than ANY other country's navy (at this time)) -
Dutch Trade Headquarter
Having been set up in 1602, to profit from the Malukan spice trade, in 1619 the VOC established a capital in the port -
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English and Dutch taking over
English and Dutch begin moving products into Asia for them to produce.
