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Prince Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's West Coast. He did not go on the expeditions but his sailors discovered the African Coast for Portugal.
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Due to Muslim controlling the over land trade routes, Europe began to use over sea trade routes.
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Columbus sailed for Spain and found the coast of North America. There he claimed the land for Spain and brought many people there.
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It was the line that slightly moved from where the pope and originally divided the land between Spain and Portugal.
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He led an expedition of four ships and 170 sailors. He traveled around Africa to India and brought back many spices and wealth.
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Cabral sailed for Portugal. He found the coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal.
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This was Vasco de Gama's 2nd expedition to India. This time he targeted the city of Calicut. Once theyb reached Calicut they gathered many spices and goods.
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Albuquerque captured the Malacca strait for Portugal. This made Portugal very wealthy because they now could control all trade.
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Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to Indonesia.The journey had 5 ships and 270 sailors.
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Spain controlled trade in the Phillipines. This spread Spain's religions, Catholism, throughout the Phillipines and began a trading empire.
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During Magellen's expedition, he pushed his crew to keep going saying that they would arrive soon. He was wrong, and the voyage took several more months, and he was killed in the Phillipines. Out of the 220 sailors and 5 ships, they returned to Spain with 18 sailors and one ship. The survivors were the first crew to circumnavigate the world.
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Portugal was the first to arrive in Japan. They trade with merchants there.
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Dutch ships return to the Netherlandsafter a year long absence with spices and wealth.
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Trading company founded by the Dutch in 1602 to protect their trade in the Indian Ocean and to help them win their war for independence against Spain. The company found sucess in the 17th century. It was dissolved in 1799.
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Japan originally welcomed Western Traders who brought Western firearns and designs for castles. After learning about the Philippines, Japanese shoguns became suspicious of EuropeansJapanese ban Western Merchants and ban the Japanese from traveling abroad for 215 years.
