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The overland route is covered by muslims and the Europians take to the seas to try to find a sea route to trade with Asia.
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He dicovered a way to navigate down the coast of Africa.
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The Ming Dunasty was the ruling dynasty of China throughout the 1400s and 276 years in total. Zheng He lead seven ocean expeditions for the Ming emperor.
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Voyaged acroos the Atlantic Ocean to try to find a route to Asia.
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An imaginary line drawn by Pope Alexander VI to devide new lands in half for Portugual and Spain.
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First Europian to reach India by sea.
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Conducted the first exploration of the north east coast of south america
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The 4th Portuguese India Armada was assembled in 1502 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal. Vasco de Gama was put in charge of the expadition.
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He goa of Malacca on the Malaay peinsula. His goal was to conqur all of the major trade routes and build fortresses with settled poulations.
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Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.
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Mageelan arvives in the Phillipines and conqurs. The spainards spread their relligion.
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Magellan completed the first full expidtion of the world.
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The portugesse arive in Japan
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A Dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia after being gone for more than a year. It carried pepper, cloves, and other spices.
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21-year monopoly on Dutch spice trade.
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Japanese block out all outdiders and do not anyone exit the country.
