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European Explorations of the East

  • Astrolabe
    200 BCE

    Astrolabe

    The invention of the astrolabe makes navigation easier. It helped explorers and sailors figure out where they were.
  • Compass
    Apr 20, 1116

    Compass

    The compass would help sailors read a map and navigate the seas.
  • Prince Henry
    May 9, 1415

    Prince Henry

    Henry sets up his navigation school.
  • Caravel
    Jul 18, 1440

    Caravel

    The caravel made it possible for sailors and explorers to sail.
  • Bartholomeu Diaz
    Aug 10, 1488

    Bartholomeu Diaz

    Was the first sailor to go around the tip of Africa
  • The Globe
    Mar 16, 1497

    The Globe

    The globe was invented and allowed sailors to make new points on maps and longitudes and latitudes.
  • Vasco Da Gama Sets Sail
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama Sets Sail

    He was to have made the sea voyage from Portugal to India that eventually made his son famous, but the elder da Gama died before completing the journey. Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497, heading East
  • Vasco Da Gama
    Jul 17, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama

    He attacks a Muslim ship and its creates hardships for him and his crew in the future.
  • The Dutch and British

    The Dutch and British went into Asia. They go to colonize places in Asia.
  • Dutch East India Company

    Dutch East India Company

    They created this trading company for trade with Asia.