History

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  • Dutch at Batavia.
    1619 BCE

    Dutch at Batavia.

    Dutch set up trade headquarters at Batavia.
  • Dutch at Portugal.
    1600 BCE

    Dutch at Portugal.

    Dutch have more ships (20,000) than any other Portugal.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1700 BCE

    17th Century

    English and Dutch begin moving into Asia.
  • Seizes Malacca.
    1511 BCE

    Seizes Malacca.

    Portugal seizes Malacca.
  • Portugal captures Goa
    1510 BCE

    Portugal captures Goa

    Portugal captures Goa, port city in India.
  • Portugal defeats.
    1509 BCE

    Portugal defeats.

    Portugal defeats Muslims and takes over India trade.
  • Returns to Portugal.
    1499 BCE

    Returns to Portugal.

    De Gama returns to Portugal with valuable cargo.
  • Vasco de Gama
    1498 BCE

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama sails to India.
  • Treaty of Tordesillas.
    1494 BCE

    Treaty of Tordesillas.

    Treaty of Tordesillas - Pope divides Americans between Spain and Portugal.
  • Spanish Columbus.
    1492 BCE

    Spanish Columbus.

    Spanish Columbus tries to find fast route to Asia but finds Americans instead.
  • Dias.
    1488 BCE

    Dias.

    Dias sails around southern tip of Africa.
  • West coast of Africa.
    1460 BCE

    West coast of Africa.

    Portuguese have trading posts along West coast of Africa.
  • Navigation school.
    1419 BCE

    Navigation school.

    Prince Henry founds navigation school.
  • Caravel.
    1400 BCE

    Caravel.

    Caravel makes it possible to sail against the wind.
  • Asia.
    1400 BCE

    Asia.

    Desire for contact with Asia.
  • Marco Polo.
    1275 BCE

    Marco Polo.

    Marco Polo meets Kublai Kahn in China.
  • Period: 1096 BCE to 1270 BCE

    Crusades.

    Armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to Pope Urban II’s plea to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land.