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The first global age. They controlled the regions reasources.
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Famous for the voyages of discovery that he organized and funded to the discovery of the rounding of Africa.
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Ruled China and created the greatest eras of oderly government and social stubility.
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Italian explorer who asked Spain's king and queen for funding to make a trip around the whole and find a new path to India. However he instead ran into some islands and the coast of South America.
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Spain and Portugal had been fighting over the unclaimed land that Christopher Columbus discovered. So the pope brought them together to devide the land between the two.
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Portugese explorer who discovered a path from Portugal to the east
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Portugese nobel, milatary commander, navigator and explorer. First substantial exploration of northeast coast of South American and he claimed it for Portugal.
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He was placed in command of The Fourth Indian Armada, which was assembled by the King. It would be his second time going to India, specifically to target Calicut.
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Known as 'Albuquerque the Great' he spread christianity, combated Islam, and secured the trade of spices for Portugal.
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Portugal explorer who became known for having organized the expedition that traveled from the Alantic ocean into the Pacific.
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Spain violently takes over the Philippines after trading with them resulting in many deaths and uneasy feeling.
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Magellan and his crew went on a huge trip to India. On this trip many of his ships failed and Magellan ended up being one of those who did not make it home.
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They start trading with eachother. Japan bringing spices to Portugual while Portugal brings christianity to the region.
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Dutch fleets return after a years journy to Amsterdam bringing various spices from their trips. It makes any one who supported them rich, and the Dutch celebrate.
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Wealthy merchants founded the Dutch East Indian Company and they strove to make thmselves the major European power in the east. So they could control trade and get money. They captured the Malacca from the Portuguese and reopened trade with China.
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Japan, out of China, Korea and itself, was the most leniant country with rules and restrictions about trade. However after they heard about what happened to Spain and the Philippines, they closed themselves off to trade worried that it would happen to them.
