timeline of exploration

By SanaaDoshi
  • 700 BCE

    Salt for gold

    Camel caravans from North Africa carried bars of salt as well as cloth, tobacco, and metal tools across the Sahara to trading centers like Djenne and Timbuktu on the Niger River. Some items for which the salt was traded include gold, ivory, slaves, skins, kola nuts, pepper, and sugar.
  • 700 BCE

    Mali vs Ghana

    The Empire of Mali was formed when a ruler named Sundiata Keita united the tribes of the Malinke peoples. He then led them to overthrow the rule of the Soso. Over time, the Mali Empire became stronger and took over surrounding kingdoms including the Empire of Ghana.
  • 1271

    Marco Polo goes to China.

    Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China.
  • 1419

    Portuguese exploration (on the west coast of Africa)

    Portuguese exploration (on the west coast of Africa)
    The Age of Discovery arguably began in the early 15th century with the rounding of the feared Cape Bojador and Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa, while in the last decade of the century the Spanish sent expeditions far across the Atlantic, where the Americas would eventually be discovered, and the Portuguese discovered a sea route to India. Under the sponsorship of prince Henry the Navigator.
  • 1493

    Columbus's first voyage

    Columbus reports on his first voyage, 1493. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani. This opens in a new window.
  • 1498

    De Gama reaches India

    De Gama reaches India
    Da Gama reaches Calicut, India. On May 20, 1498, sailing for the Portuguese crown, Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India. Having successfully sailed around the southern tip of Africa, da Gama had pioneered a sea route from Europe to Asia that bypassed the Muslim nations that controlled the overland spice trade

  • Neil Armstrong on the moon

    Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module. It was called the Eagle. Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. He did experiments and took pictures.On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks.They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon

  • women on the moon

    On October 18th 2019, the first all female spacewalk was conducted by Jessica Meir and Christina Koch. NASA's program Artemis aims to send woman to the moon by 2024.