First Global Age: Asia (Freeman 2015) By Colossal MIke

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Prince Henry the Navigator was nnot actually a navagator. He was portuguese and made a sailing school for the portuguese.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499

    Europeans seek sea route to Asia

    The muslums and Italians charged high prices to sail through there land so they had to find another route. The Europeans took a sea route along the coast of Africa.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499

    Ming Dynasty and exploration

    The Ming dynasty was a Chinese dynasty with a Chinese imperial family.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Colombus was an Italian explorer who discover new world and land on his expidition that was sponsored by King Ferdinand in 1492.
  • Line of Demarcation
    Jan 1, 1493

    Line of Demarcation

    The Line of Demarcation was an imaginary longitude line. Pope Alexander VI to divided the new lands and claimed it by Portugal.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama was andexplorer and was chosen to lead the expedition to India in 1497. In that same year he captained a team of four vessels.
  • Pedro Alvarez Cabral
    Jan 1, 1500

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral

    Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, and military commander. Pedro AlvaresCabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America. He claimed this exploration for the Portuguese.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jan 1, 1502

    Vasco da Gama

    In 1502 Da Gama has another journey to India and it included about 20 ships. 10 of those 20 ships were directly under his command. Da Gamas uncle and Nephew lead the others.
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Jan 1, 1511

    Afonso de Albuquerque

    Alfonso de Albuquerque was the duke of Goa and a Portuguese general. He was considered a military genius.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Jan 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe.
  • Spain and the Phillipines
    Jan 1, 1521

    Spain and the Phillipines

    About 4,000 Spanish residents livedin the Phillipines. The Phillipines were under spains control.
  • Magellan’s Expedition
    Jan 1, 1522

    Magellan’s Expedition

    Magellan completed the first circumnavigation of the world. Over a long journey home from the circumnavigation a lot of people on the boat suffered from harassment and starvation.
  • Portuguese and Japan
    Jan 1, 1543

    Portuguese and Japan

    The Portuguese was the first to get into Japan and start trading with them often. This where they first allowed trade to happen.
  • The Happy Return

    The Happy Return

    In the year 1599, a Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia. It carried a cargo of pepper, cloves, and other spices. Church bells rang to celebrate this. They called it The Happy Return.
  • The Dutch East India Company

    The Dutch East India Company

    In 1602 a group of Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. A few decades later the Dutch tried to make themselves the major eurpoean power of the east.In 1641 they capture Malacca from the Portugese and opened up a trade route with China
  • Japanese ban western merchants

    Japanese ban western merchants

    In 1638 Japan forbids anybody to go into or out of there land. Eventually the western merchants forbid the Japanese from traveling.