First Global Age: Asia (Freeman 2015) by: Izzy Safar

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

    Europeans sea route to Asia

    The Muslims and the Italians are controlling land trade. Therfore, the Europeans can trade across land but would have to pay a lot of money.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Prince Henry was a Portuguese sailor who was Portugal and accomplished discovering new lands and started a school of navigation. This was the first school ever of navigation.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499

    Ming Dynasty and exploration

    When Zheng He died, China stopped funding overseas trade. They also stopped exploration. They allowed some European countries to trade under a strict polocies.
  • Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue

    Columbus made four voyages to the new world. Columbus cross the Atlantic
  • Line of Demarcation
    Jan 1, 1493

    Line of Demarcation

    The Line of Demarcation was to cut the new world in half. It was also an imaginary line "drawn" by Pope Alexander VI to divide lands by Portugal to lands by Spain.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama went on an expedition which where he landed in South Africa. This took place with 148 men and started in the Tagus River.
  • Pedro Alvares Cabral
    Apr 22, 1500

    Pedro Alvares Cabral

    Pedro Alvares Cabral was the first European to reach Brazil. He was also a portuguese explorer who sailed for Brazil. He stayed in Brazil for 10 days and continued his way next to India.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Oct 30, 1502

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama took his second expidition to India, Therem he clashed with Muslim traders.
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Jan 1, 1511

    Afonso de Albuquerque

    Portuguese soldier who conquered Melaka. He also sent ships in search of spices.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    With about 250 men, he sailed 5 ships out from the Atlantic. These 5 ships were the San Antonio, Trinidad, Concepcion, Victoria, and Santiago.
  • Spain and the Philippines
    Jan 1, 1521

    Spain and the Philippines

    This was known as the Colonial Time. Spain took over the Philipines.
  • Magellan’s Expedition
    Sep 6, 1522

    Magellan’s Expedition

    The people on the ship,Vittoria, suffered from starvation, scurvy, and harassment by Portuguese ships. This was a harsh and long journey.
  • Portuguese and Japan
    Oct 30, 1543

    Portuguese and Japan

    Portuguese explorers landed in the southern part of Japan, They had a Nanban trade.
  • The Happy Return

    The Happy Return

    The Dutch made a trip to South East Asia to get spices. They had made a great trip back after a year and they made money.
  • The Dutch East India Company

    The Dutch East India Company

    The Dutch had a company to trade. This gave them alot of money.
  • Japanese ban western merchants

    Japanese ban western merchants

    The Japanese found out what had happened in the Philipines and then had forbid them from building ships. They also forbid them for letting them not enter the Japanese territory.