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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry sent sailing epeditions down Africa's West Coast for Portugal. He did not go on the expeditions, but his sailors discovered African Coasts. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
Muslim merchants became very wealthy by charging fees to anyone who wanted to cross through South East Asia get to the Indies, leading to the expeditions around the coast of Africa -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499
Ming Dynasty and Exploration
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Italian sailor who sailed for Spain "discovered" Spain. Brought the British to America. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
The Pope split the world into two parts after Christopher Columbus returned. Half was Portugal and the other half was Spain. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama
Sailed around Africa. He did this because he didn't want to pay fees to the muslim merchants. He ended up landing in Calicut. -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Portuguese sailor who led expedition and reached Brazil. He was the first European to reach Brazil. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco de Gama
He went back to India and got attacked by Muslim traders. -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
He led a conquest to Malacca and established trading empire.
He took over through use of force and violence. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
Spain controlled trade in the Philippines and while they were there, they spread their religion. They spread Catholicism, which established a tradin empire. -
Jan 1, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese sailor who sailed for Spain. He led the first European voyage to circumnavigate the globe. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan's Expedition
During Magellan'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 Philippines. Out of the over 200 sailors and 5 ships, they returned to spain with 18 sailors and one ship. The survivors were the first crew to circumnavigate the globe. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Portuguese were the first to arrive in Japan. They traded with merchants there. -
The Happy Return
Dutch ships return went to Africa and built settlements. When they returned to Netherlands after a year, they brought 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
Japan originally welcomed Western traders, who brought Western firearms and designs for castles. After learning about the Philippines, Japanese shoguns became suspicious of Europeans. Japanese ban Western merchants and ban Japanese from traveling abroad for 215 years.
