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Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He Takes His First voyage
This consisted of a fleet of 317 ships and almost 28,000 crewman, Zheng He would present gifts of gold, silver, porcelein, and silk on his return. It was also the largest-scale manhunt on water in the history of China -
Jan 19, 1419
Prince Henry Founds First Navigation School
When the new school was made knowledge was collected and new maps were made. This knowledge also gave Portuguese sailors competitive advantage when it came to exploration. -
Sep 25, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He's seventh voyage
The Ming Dynasty started shutting China. The empire stayed isolated until the 19th century, because the Chinese wanted to be isolated from the uncivilized world -
Sep 25, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus got the spanish king to give him three boats in order to go to East Asia. He sailed at sea and arived in the new world, but he actually thought he was going to India -
Sep 25, 1494
Spain and Portugal Sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal were fighting over new discovered lands. A pope devided the land by creating the line of demarcation. Portugal got the east and Spain got the west -
Sep 25, 1498
Vasco da Gama Reaches India
In 1498 de Gama had reached southwestern Indian coast, where they found gold and many more treasures and he came back to his home land in 1499. -
Tokugawa Leyasu Becomes Shogun of Japan
okugawa Leyaso began the unification of Japan. He fought in the battle of Sekigahara. He was the founder of the Tokugawa Shotgunate which lasted 200 years and he ruled in the emperor's position. He also moved the capital of Japan from Kyoto to Edo. -
Manchus Establish Qing Dynasty in China
The manchus founded the Qing dynasty and invaded China.
