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Under the Ming Dyunasty, China had become thye dominant power of whole Asia, From Korea to Southeast Asia, vassal kingdoms paid regular tribute to their Ming conquerors. China expected Europeans to do the same. -
Hongwu, a peasant's son, led the revolt that drove the Mongols out of China in 1368. That year, he was crowned Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for the first time. He started reforms designed to restore agricultural fields that had been affected by war. -
Zheng He is the first to set sail.
Zheng He, a Chinese admiral, makes seven great voyages across the Indian Ocean between 1405 and 1433. Huge fleets, some with hundreds of ships, make up the voyages, which are like to traveling cities. -
Potugal lead an trip to africa to discover new things, portugal was a wealthy country, the expedition was led by the prince Henry son of the portugal King.Henrys voyage began in 1415 when he helped conquer the Muslim city of Ceuta. -
Henry was a rich prince that send around the western africa 14 trip expeditions as a supporter of exploration. He also found the navigation school in Sagres. -
One of the greatest advances in inventions of this era was the caravel, which was founded by Henry the Navigator of Portugal in the 1450. The usual length of a caravel was 65 to 75 feet. It had square sails for propulsion and triangle sails for maneuverability. The enormous space could accommodate all of the materials required for long journeys. -
Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach the southern tip of Africa's Cape of Good Hope, demonstrating to Europeans that a viable route to India could be found around the storm-prone southern tip of Africa. -
the wealth in Europe and Asia was in a`competitive situation,this motivated Christopher Columbus, a Genoese sea captain, to embark on a perilous expedition from Spain in 1492. Rather than going south around Africa and then east, Columbus traveled west across the Atlantic in quest of a new trade route to Asia's wealth. -
Spanish leaders king Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I agree with Colombus to create an expedition for discovering the ocean, which Colombus was sure he can reach China by the atlantic ocean -
This treaty was between Portugal and Spain in which draw an imaginary line across the atlantic ocean. -
Portuguese navigator who was the first European to travel around Africa and reach India by water in (1497-1499). -
On November,1519 Cortes a explorer with his spanish army conquerd the Aztec lands in mexico (Tenochitlan). After a long time of war, finally in 1521 the battle finish with Cortes taking control of the city. -
In 1526 Babur found this empire and crate an Muslim empire in Indian. The empire was wealth powerful, it was also known for its cultural influence and its architectural achievements like the Taj Mahal. -
In 1533 this Spanish explorer lead an expedition to peru, since in those times it was quite wealthy. After reaching Peru and killing the Incan ruler set course to the Inca capital, where they also destroy the hole army and take control of the empire thus increasing the size of Spain. -
During the Warring States period in the 16th century, Europeans began to arrive in Japan. Despite the country's instability, the Japanese welcomed traders and missionaries from Portugal and later other European nations. These immigrants brought with them fascinating new technologies and ideas. -
The name Akbar, which means "Great," was given to Babur's grandson. From 1556 to 1605, Akbar lived up to his name, dominating India with knowledge and tolerance. Akbar understood that military might was the source of his power. He thought that a king must be always aggressive in order for his neighbors not to try to conquer him. -
Civil war shattered Japan's previous feudal order in 1467. The country had devolved into anarchy. The centralized rule came to an end. Old feudal estates were captured by powerful samurai. In exchange for loyalty, they offered security to peasants and others. In the new Japanese feudalism, these warrior-chieftains, known as daimyo, became lords. -
Most Chinese families continued to farm the land in the same manner as their ancestors, but with the growing use of fertilizer, these larger Chinese families valued sons over daughters. Only a son was permitted to carry out important religious rites. Females were so devalued, and many female infants were murdered as a result. -
Tokugawa and the central govermnet of Tokio established a village called Edo. I n 1600 Ieyasu defeated the Western Army in the decisive battle of Sekigahara, a couple years later in 1603 Leyasu becomes a military governor, and with this act Japon was under the control of Tokugawa. -
At Jamestown, Virginia, the first English colony in America is founded. During their first winter in America, over 80% of the immigrants at Jamestown die. Despite this, the colony continues to exist. -
From 1628 until 1658, he was the Mughal emperor of India; during his reign, Mughal authority reached its peak, and his era was the golden age of Muslim art and architecture. -
Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 when she was giving birth to her fourteenth child, in her honor her husband ordered to build a sacred tomb to pray for her body, today it is known as one of the most famous monuments in the world. -
The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1911. In this time the Country expands greatly and the population considerable increase. It was proclaimed in Manchuria, -
In these times of exploration one of the most important instruments which served to orient the ship's course was the compass, especially this model of the 17th century. Thanks to this, the caravels could reach their destination more easily. -
Tensions between the two groups rise when English colonists attempt to settle in French territory in the upper Ohio River valley, leading to war. The English are on one side, and the French are on the other, with Native American allies on both sides.
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