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The Crusades happend!
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Marco Polo meets Kublai Jahn in China
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Desire for contact with Asia
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Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind
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Portuguese have trading post along West Coast of Africa
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Dias sails around southern tip of Africa
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Spaish Columbus tries to find fast route to sia but finds Americas instead
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Treaty of Tordessillas, Pope divides Americas between Spain and Portuagal
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Vasco De gama sail so Asia
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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, Port city in India
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Portugal Seizes Malacca (Thats all this says)
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Dutch have more ships ( 20,000) than any other nation
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Duch set up trade headquarters at Batavia
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English and Dutch begin moving Asia
