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A series of religious wars that took place in the medieval times. The Latin Church focused on capturing back the Holy Land from Islam.
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Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China.
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Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind
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A new desire for contact with Asia developed in the 1400s mainly to gain wealth and land.
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Prince Henry founds navigation school.
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Portugal have trading posts along West coast of Africa.
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Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa.
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Spanish Columbus tried to find fast route to Asia but finds Americas instead.
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Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portugal.
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Vasco de Gama sails to India.
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De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo.
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Portugal defeats Muslims and takes over India trade.
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Portugal captures Goa, a port city in India.
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Dutch have 20,000 ships which is more than any other nation.
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Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia.
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English and Dutch begin moving into Asia.
