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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Muslim and Italian merchants control trade between Europe and Asia
merchants controlled trade all through out europe and asia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Prince Henry the Navigator
important figure in the 14th century in politics. he was portugese. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Ming Dynasty and exploration
the Chinese imperial eunuch Zheng He led seven ocean expeditions for the Ming emperor that are unmatched in world history. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
he sailed the ocean in 1492 and discovered north america that was already discovered. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
imaginary longitude line -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
first european to reach to india by sea. this discovery of a route to asia was very important. portuguese sailed for portugal -
Jan 1, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco da Gama
first european to reach to india by sea. this discovery of a route to asia was very important. portuguese sailed for portugal -
Jan 1, 1511
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque, Duke of Goa, was a Portuguese general, a "great conqueror," a statesman, and an empire builder. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain and the Philippines
The Philippines was the lone colony of Spain in Asia for more than three centuries. Spain has an embassy in Manila, and the Philippines has an embassy in Madrid. As of 2007, there are 115,362 Filipinos with dual citizenship. -
Jan 1, 1522
Magellan’s Expedition
One of Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships–the Vittoria–arrives at SanlÚcar de Barrameda in Spain -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese and Japan
Japanese–Portugal relations describes the foreign relations between Japan and Portugal. Although Portuguese sailors visited Japan first in 1543, diplomatic relations started in the nineteenth century. -
The Happy Return
the happy return was after absence they came back with a lot of money -
The Dutch East India Company
The United East Indian Company, referred to by the British as the Dutch East India Company, was originally established as a chartered company in 1602, when the Dutch government granted it a 21-year monopoly on Dutch spice trade. -
Japanese ban western merchants
In the 19th century, after a long period of isolationism, China and then Japan came under pressure from the West to open to foreign trade and relations.
