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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1270
Crusades
The Crusades begin and end. -
Jan 27, 1275
Marco Polo
Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China. -
Jan 30, 1400
Contact Asia
Europe desires contact with Asis. -
Jan 30, 1419
Prince Henry
Prince Henry the Navigator founds the navigation school in order to teach people how to navigate the seas and read maps. -
Jan 30, 1440
Caravel
The Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind. -
Jan 1, 1460
Portuguese
Portuguese have trading posts on the West coast of Africa. -
Jan 27, 1488
Dias
Dias sails around the southern tip of Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christiopher Columbus
Spanish Columbus tries to find fast route to Asia but finds America instead. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas - Pope divides Americas between the Spanish and Portuguese. -
May 1, 1498
Vasco De Gama
Vasco De Gama sails to India -
May 30, 1499
De Gama
Vasco De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable goods from India. -
Jan 27, 1509
Portugal takes over India
Portugal defeats Muslims and take over India trade. -
Jan 31, 1510
Goa
Portugal captures Goa, a port city in India. -
Jan 31, 1510
Contact Asia
English and Dutch begin moving into Asia. -
Jan 31, 1511
Malacca
Portugal takes over Malacca. -
Dutch Navy
The Dutch have more ships (20,000) than anyone else -
Dutch
The Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia.
