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1443
Europe Looks to the Atlantic
Islamic Ottoman Empire took control of Constantinople in 1453 and blocked European access to trade routes. Europeans start to find ways to get goods like silk, and spices -
1450
Motivations
Some Motivations were (GGG) God, Glory, Gold. Human curiosity, New technology like better ships, compass new crops and more land etc. -
1467
Portuguese Navigators
Focused more on trade and not colonization. Vasco da Gama was sent by the king to find maritime route to the east. He reached India by sailing around the cape of good hope and it opened a new trade for Portugal. There was also Ferdinand Magellan the Portuguese captain he went aroud the world in 3 days -
1494
Portugal Claims Brazil
Spain continues to claim land in South America Portugal claims what's outside of their South American Empire -
1497
John Cabot Lands on the East of North America
He came in a voyage from England and when he lands he believes he is in Asia that he claims the land in thee name of king Henry VII thinking he was in Asia -
1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India after going around Africa.
Vasco de Gama went around Africa to try and reach india instead of using indirect overland routes they lost about half of their ships and many sailors died on the voyage -
1507
A German mapmaker names the "New World" America.
A Mapmaker reads reports about christopher colombus and the mapmaker names the region america and the caribbean islands. -
1519
Hernan Cortes Lands in Mexico
Spanish Explorer and conquistador he lands on the coast of mexico with 600 men they outnumber the Aztecs and capture and demolish the capital city in an assault in 1521 -
1522
The Vittoria completes its circumnavigation of the globe.
The Vittoria completes its circumnavigation of the globe it took them nearly 3 years after first setting out Ferdinand Magellan leads the initial expedition his ship and other ships did not survive the whole trip. -
1533
Francisco Pizarro executes the last Inca emperor.
Francisco Pizarro was inspired with the succes of cortez in mexico that he later went to peru in 1552 and he quickly captures the inca emperor and he executes the emperor in 1533 -
1556
Martin Frobisher lands in North America.
English explorer Martin Frobisher was determined to find a way betwee the atlantic ocean to asia he sights the coast of canada in 1576 and he did not complete his task on finding the way from the atlantic to asia
