Age of

Age of Exploration Jeremy Mahaney

By mahanej20
  • Compass was Invented
    Feb 5, 1100

    Compass was Invented

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Spanish and Portuguese Designers Make Improvements to Ships
    Dec 5, 1400

    Spanish and Portuguese Designers Make Improvements to Ships

  • Period: Dec 31, 1400 to

    Commercial Revolution

    Europeans changed basic economic practices.
  • Bartolomeu Dias Sailed Aound the Cape of Good Hope
    Feb 5, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias Sailed Aound the Cape of Good Hope

  • Christopher Columbus left Spain
    Aug 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus left Spain

  • Period: Feb 5, 1493 to Feb 5, 1504

    Christopher Columbus Makes Three Trips to Indies

  • Period: Feb 5, 1497 to Feb 5, 1504

    Amerigo Vespucci Crosses the Atlantic Several Times

  • Vasco da Gama Sailed Across the Indian Ocean
    Feb 5, 1498

    Vasco da Gama Sailed Across the Indian Ocean

  • Pedro Cabral Sets Sail for Westward for India
    Feb 5, 1500

    Pedro Cabral Sets Sail for Westward for India

  • Europeans Start Slave Labor in Their Own Overseas Empire
    Feb 5, 1500

    Europeans Start Slave Labor in Their Own Overseas Empire

    Despite being inslaved by the Byzantine, Arab, and Turkish empires, they began enslaving in their own overseas empire.
  • Portuguese Conquered Part of the Southwest Coast of India
    Feb 5, 1510

    Portuguese Conquered Part of the Southwest Coast of India

    Portuguese dreamed of controlling trade after the voyages of Dias and da Gama. In 1510 they did just that.
  • Magellen's Crew Makes Round-The-World Voyage
    Feb 5, 1522

    Magellen's Crew Makes Round-The-World Voyage

    Ferdinand Magellan dies fighting islanders, but his crew of 18 made the worlds first round-the-world voyage.
  • Slave Trade was the Main Focus of European Relations with Africa

    Slave Trade was the Main Focus of European Relations with Africa