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Age of Exploration Timeline

  • Vikings Discover Greenland
    Jan 1, 1000

    Vikings Discover Greenland

  • Zheng He Begins His Voyages in China
    Jan 1, 1405

    Zheng He Begins His Voyages in China

  • Bartholomeu Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa
    Jan 1, 1488

    Bartholomeu Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa

  • Christopher Columbus Discovers the West Indies
    Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Discovers the West Indies

  • John Cabot Discovers Newfoundland
    May 2, 1497

    John Cabot Discovers Newfoundland

  • Vasco da Gama Reaches Calicut, India, After Rounding the Tip of Africa
    May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama Reaches Calicut, India, After Rounding the Tip of Africa

  • Pedro Alvarez Cabral Discovers Brazil
    Apr 22, 1500

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral Discovers Brazil

  • Magellan's Ship, the Victoria, Completes the First Circumnavigation of the Globe
    Sep 8, 1522

    Magellan's Ship, the Victoria, Completes the First Circumnavigation of the Globe