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Jan 1, 1394
Birth of..
Prince Henry is born. Which later on turns out to be know as Prince Henry, the Navigator. -
Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He
(1405 to 1433) Zheng He led his crew to voyage the Western Sea for seven times. The number of ships was from 40 to 63 each time, taking alot soldiers and sailors on the ride, with a total of over 27,000 people. -
Jan 1, 1415
Prince Henry
Prince Henry helped conquer the Muslim city Ceuta in North Africa. After this he started too like the idea of overseas exploration. -
Jan 1, 1419
Henry found...
Henry found a navigation school on the southwestern coast of Portugal. Many gather there to trade such as mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientist, and sea captains. -
Jan 1, 1446
Peace.
To make peace with North Africans Henry sends an expedition. -
Jan 1, 1460
The death of...
Henry The Navigator dies at the age of 66 of natural causes. -
Jan 1, 1488
Prtuguese sail..
Captain Dias took a trip with his crew far down to the coast of Africa until they reached the tip. During this a storm that lasted days relocated the ship from the tip around to the other side. Then they explored the southeast coast of Africa. They were planning on sailing to India, but they were tired and had very little food so they went back home. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus convinced spain to pay for a plan to find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. That same year in October he reached an island in the Caribbean. He thought that he had reached the East Indies. -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Both Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas to show that they respect the idea of them dividing the Atlantic Ocean north to south with an imaginary line to show what territory belongs to who. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama
Vasco da Gama explored the east African coast. A year later he made it to the port of Calicut which is on the southeastern coast of India. The spices, rare silks, and germs thar were in Calicut's shops stun both him and his crew. They returned back home in 1499 with spices like pepper and cinnamon. -
Jan 1, 1543
Japanese's first encounter with Europeans
They first encountered when the Portuguese sailers washed up on the shore of southern Japan after a shipwreck. Also their merchants came soon after which were clocks, eyeglasses, tabacco, firearms, and other unfamiliar items. The Japanese where happy to expand their markets which lead them to receive the new comers and their goods. -
Letter from King George III
King George III sent a letter to Qian-long thru Lord George Macartney asking for a better trade arrangement, also including the Chinese acceptance of British. -
Alexander Gordon
Alexander Gordon Laing became the first European to reach the city of Timbuctu by crossing the Sahara Desert North to South.
