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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
Throughout the 1400s, the Italian and Muslim took over trade between Europe and Asia -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
He sent a sailing epedition down Africa's West Coast for Portugal, but he only sent his crew. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and Exploration
After Zhen He died, China stopped funding oversea explorations and trade. They felt no European country had anything to offer. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain and discovered North America. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
This is an imaginary longitude line that Pope Alexander VI made to divide new lands claimed by Portugal from Spain. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama sailed for Portugal to discover a new route from Europe to India. He introduced Europeans to the Indian Ocean trade network. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Alvarez Cabral sailed for Portugal and discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal, naming it the "Island of the True Cross". -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
European Trading in Asia
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Jan 1, 1502
Vasco da Gama
In 1502, Vasco da Gama sailed on another voage and got attacked by Arab shipping interests in the region and used force to get an agreement with Calicut's ruler. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
In 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque said to Malacca that he came in peace, but weeks later he attacked them. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan salied for Spain. He led the first European voyage to circumnavigate the globe. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
Spain took over the Philippines, spread Catholicism, and established a trading empire. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
Magellan's expedition is when he went from Europe to the Spice Islands. Then made his voyage to the Philippines. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Portuguese men arrived in Japan to trade. -
The Happy Return
Dutch ships went to Africa and built settlements. When they return to the Netherlands after a year, they have spices and wealth. -
The Dutch East India Company
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 success during most of the 17th century. It was dissolved in 1799. -
Japanese ban western merchants
After learning about the Philippines, Japanese were suspicious of western merchants and banned them.
