Exploration and Contact

Zheng He takes first voyage

Jul 25, 1405

Zheng He's First voyage along with the rest of his voyages, promoted the status of his country, and everyone respected them.

Prince Henry founds first navigation school

Jul 25, 1419

This school taught many mapmakers, geographers, astronomers, and navigators, that would go on expiditions to africa.

Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage

Jul 25, 1433

They already had everything they wanted, and they had earned respect from other countries, so they had no need to interact with other countries anymore.

Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola

Jul 25, 1492

This expidition opened way for european colonization of the americas.

Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

Jul 25, 1494

Pope Alexander VI made a treaty by putting a line on a map, and every unclaimed land to the west would be Spain's, and all unclaimed land to the east would be Portugal's

Vasco da Gama reaches India

Jul 25, 1498

Vasco da Gama was exploring the African coast, and picked up many spices, rare silks, and precious gems. This expidition opened a direct route to India.

Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan

Jul 25, 1603

Tokugawa Ieyasu completed the unification of Japan

Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China

Jul 25, 1644

The Manchus attacked China, and the Ming Dynasty fell. The Manchu leader became the emperor of China