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Nov 7, 1346
Black Death
The black death started in Europe in 1328 and lasted until 1351. The disease was spread by fleas that were carried by rats or other rodents. Almost one third of the population died. 7500 of the victims were dying each day. -
Period: Nov 12, 1346 to Nov 12, 1565
Exploration
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Nov 7, 1347
First guns appeared in Europe
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Nov 7, 1431
The first Chinese ships reach Africa
The modern engineering was very even on Chinese ships. For weather conditions they made the rigs, structures and harnessing of propelling forces for different weather conditions. The Han Dynasty and Chinese ships were the two most studied. The towered ships were good to use for wars. -
Dec 12, 1487
Bartholomeu Dias becomes first Eurorpean to reach the Cape of Good Hope
The voyage took sixteen months. He sailed through a terrible storm near the Cape of Good Hope. On March, 12 1488 he started home. December 1488 he returned home. -
Nov 12, 1492
Columbus descovers the West Indies
In 1492 Columbus finally got money and ships. August 1492 Columbus leaves Spain to look for West Indies. His ship was called Santa Maria. He named the island on the West Indies San Salvador. He thought he reached the passage to India and China. -
Nov 12, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Spanish and Portuguese made the treaty. It was made to stop the confusion about the land in the new claimed world. This gave more of South America to Portugal. Most of the New World went to Spain. -
Nov 13, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci explores along the cost of South America
Exploring the cost of South America was his first voyage. His expedition reached the Amazon River. He found out how far he traveled by observing mars and the moon's conjuntion. -
Nov 7, 1502
The last of Columbus' four voyages to the New World
The last of Columbus' voyages started at 1502 and ended at 1504. Columbus left Spain with four ships. Columbus comes back to Spain on November 7th 1502. -
May 20, 1506
Columbus dies
Columbus dies in the Spainish court Valladolida. -
Apr 1, 1507
A new map
The printed map was by a German cartographer Martin Waldenseemuller. It is the first map to use the name "America". There is only one copy of the map. Before making the map Waldenseemuller look over sources again and again. -
Nov 21, 1520
Mangellan rounds Cape Horn and enters Pacific
Since Magellan was the first to enter the straits it's now named the Magellan straits. -
Nov 15, 1535
Founded city of Lima, Peru
They arrived to Peru under the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Lima was designated the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542. From there the Spanish ruler a lot of South America. Lima was the center of government. -
Nov 13, 1565
Found city of Saint Augustine in Florida.
The Spanish are the ones that found the city of Saint Augustine. Pedro Menendez de Ailves was the explorer. St Augustine is part of a region known as "The First Coast". -
Smallpox
Smallpox was brought by Europeans. It began to wipe out the native population in the Americas. Smallpox has killed more than any other diseases combined. This disease spreads very easily.
