Zhenghe

Exploration and Isolation

By aroth1
  • Zheng He takes his first voyage
    Jan 1, 1405

    Zheng He takes his first voyage

  • Prince Henry founds first navigation school
    Jan 1, 1419

    Prince Henry founds first navigation school

    He founded this navigation school so he he could teach people how to be navigators and to find new places to explore
  • Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
    Jan 1, 1433

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

    They did this because they believed that they had everything they needed in China
  • Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola

    He was not the first one to find America but he made it very well known back home.
  • Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jan 1, 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    This said who got what of America between Spain and Portugal
  • Vasco da Gama reaches India
    Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India

    He linked Europe and Asia by water taking months, possibly years, less than the land route to get there.
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan

    Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan

    He controlled foreign policy, the military, and feudal patronage.
  • Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China

    Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China

    This was the last imperial dynasty of China. The Qing dynasty lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state.