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The Ming Dynasty ruled China for over 250 years. During this time, Zheng He was a very famous explorer, who inspired more Chinese explorations. Throughout his life, he is known for his treasure voyages.
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Prince Henry the Navigator began sailing and trading at the age of 25. He began the School of Navigation, He was also the first to sail West Africa, which nobody dared attempt.
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Europeans do not want to cross Muslim territory In order to avoid paying the high prices, they decide to go around them by sailing. Slowly, they manage to avoid the Muslims and their tolls.
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A world famous sailor, Columbus has caught the world's attention for his great discovery of "The New World". Because of this, he was one of the few to inspire a great amount of people to begin sailing.
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The line of Demarcation is a "fake" longitude, created by Pope Alexander IV. It's purpose was to split the claimed lands of Portugal, apart from those claimed by Spain. It was also drawn after Columbus's voyages to the Americas.
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During this year, Gama led a fleet to Lisbon. He carried out two expeditions from 1497 to 1502. Throughout this time, he attempted to open a sea route to India.
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Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer. He was considered being the discoverer of Brazil. He also claimed south America and claimed it for Brazil.
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He was known for his Portuguese expeditions. He was especially known for being the first to sail directly from Europe to India. At one point, he attacked and terrorized Muslim ports, killing 38 hostages.
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Alfonso was not only a sailer, but the Duke of Goa, a Portuguese general, a "great conqueror," a statesman, and an empire builder. What is interesting about him is that he actually conquered Goa and later became the Duke. Unfortunately, he was ill near the coast of Goa, and was replaced by somebody else.
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Magellin was a Portuguese explorer who began the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522. So, he started the first circumnavigation of the Earth. By the time, he sailed for both Spain and Portugal.
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A total of 4,000 Spanish residents lived in the Philippines, which meant that they had a good past. However, the Philippines were under Spain's control. However, they have something known as Friendship Day, which commemorates their great past.
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Magellan has succeeded many things throughout his life. For instance, he was the first to navigate the globe and make it back to Spain. Another thing is that he discovered spice islands, which was significant during that time.
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Portugal first made contact with Japan in 1543. While everything was running smoothly, Portugal did something Japan did not like. While Portugal was purchasing and selling Japanese slaves, Japan demanded them to stop, and later banned it.
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"The Happy Return" was a year long voyage absense. As a result, they have received a great amount of wealth and spices for the Dutch.
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The company was considered to be the first official multinational corperation.Their goal was to develop trade links for profitable items. By 1750, it has employed a mere 25,000 members, which meant it grew by rapidy for 2 centuries.
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Japanese shogon Tokugawa Iemitsu puts the Isolation policy into place. This was the time when Japan did not let anybody in, or did not let anybody out.
