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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
age of exploration
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Period: Feb 10, 1400 to
Commercial Revolution
Era between 1400 and 1750 when Europeans made major changes to their economies due to new exploration. -
Feb 4, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
bartolomeu dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of africa. -
Aug 1, 1492
christopher columbus left spain
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Feb 4, 1493
Pope Alexander VI
the pope issued an edict to settle some conflicts. -
Period: Feb 10, 1493 to Feb 10, 1504
Christopher Columbus
Columbus made three more voyages to the "Indies." -
Period: Feb 10, 1500 to
Scientific Revolution
Transformation in thinking that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s caused by scientific observation, experimentation, and the questioning of traditional opinions. -
Feb 4, 1513
Ponce de León
sailed sailed northward to what is now Florida. -
Feb 4, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
he set out from Spain with five ships to cross the Atlantic to South America. -
Feb 4, 1530
Francisco Pizarro
lead 180 man and horses on an expedition. -
Feb 4, 1543
Copernicus's theory
copernicus's theory was published. -
The Dutch colonial empire
they purchased the new york island of mannhattan and named it new amsterdam. -
issac newton
english scientist issac newton published a book building on the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. -
Joseph Priestley
A chemist by the name of joseph priestley, discovered the element oxygen.
