European and Asia Trade Relations Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1400

    Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia

    Do to Muslims owning trade the Europeans try to find different trade rounte. Since, before they would have to pay fees to cross.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1460

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Prince Henry the Navigator sent people down to the African coast and had people make maps and make civilization.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1400

    Ming Dynasty and exploration

    Once Zheng He died China stopped going overseas to exploration and trade.
  • Chrisptoher Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    Chrisptoher Columbus

    In 1492 Chrisptopher Coulmbus sailed the ocean blue. He discovered America trying to sail to India. HE really landed in the Carribean.
  • Line of Demarcation
    Jan 1, 1493

    Line of Demarcation

    The line of demarcation is when Spain and Portgual, splits up the world into two parts. One side is for Spain and the other side is for Portugal. Then the other countries wanted in so, that's what broke up the line of demarcation.
  • Vasco De Gama
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco De Gama

    Vasco De Gama sailed around Africa. He did this becuase he didn't want to pay the fee's to get over to the Muslim part of the world to trade. He landed in Calicut.
  • Pedro Alvarez Cabral
    Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral

    Alvarez conducted the first exploration of the northeast coast of South America. He claimed it for Portugal. He was the person who founded Brazil.
  • Vasco De Gama
    Jan 1, 1502

    Vasco De Gama

    He went on a second expedition to India, attacked by Muslim traders. Two decades later he went back and died of an illness in 1524.
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Jan 1, 1511

    Afonso de Albuquerque

    Afonso de Albuquerque was the first European man to enter the Persian Gulf. Led the first European fleet into the Red Sea.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Oct 29, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Organized the Spanish expedition from 1519 to 1522. This resulted in the first time people sailed around the whole Earth.
  • Spain and the Philippines
    Jan 1, 1521

    Spain and the Philippines

    Spain took over the Philipines. They took all of their wealth and spread Catholisim.
  • Magellan’s Expedition
    Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan’s Expedition

    After Magaellan got murdered Juan SebastiÁn de Elcano led his journey around the world. It was Magaellan's journey but, since he got murdered he couldn't sail with his crew. But, send it was his crew they called it Magellans expedition.
  • Portuguese and Japan
    Jan 1, 1543

    Portuguese and Japan

    It was called the Nanban trade. It is where they tried to spread christianity. Each country got wealthier.
  • The Happy Return

    The Happy Return

    The happy return was with the Dutch. It was when their sailors came back from their journey's and bring back goods. Like spices, and wealth.
  • The Dutch East India Company

    The Dutch East India Company

    It was when they tried to do trade in the Indian Ocean. they prospered through most of the 17th centruy.
  • Japanese ban western merchants

    Japanese ban western merchants

    This was a time where China and Japan allowed foreign traders to come.Since, the United States was prospering in the industrial revolution this, left China and Japan behind in technology.