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The printing press was invented in 1440 by Johann Gutenberg. It created maps widespread which helped navigation throughout all the seas.
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The astrolabe was already invented but like the compass it helped them navigate their ships.
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The compass had already been invented (around 206 BC) but it really helped them navigate all the places they were going.
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is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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1487 Portugal, Sailed to tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope, Inspired further expeditions to search for route to Asia
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1497, Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India, Gave Portugal water route to Asia
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Portugal strengthened its hold on the region by building a fort at Hormuz in 1514. They now controlled the strait of Hormuz, connecting the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.
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Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean
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Portuguese explorer who searched for the Atlantic-Pacific passage. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world.
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in 1619 the dutch established trade routes on the island of Java. They also seized Malacca and the valuable spice islands from Portugal
