Will Pease Unit 1 Timeline

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  • Zheng He's First Voyage
    Sep 18, 1405

    Zheng He's First Voyage

    This event was important because Zheng He would go on to become one of the best explorers ever.
  • Prince Henry founds first navigation school
    Sep 18, 1419

    Prince Henry founds first navigation school

    This was very importantas navigation schools like these are the main reason that the portugese were able to control trading routes.
  • Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
    Sep 18, 1433

    Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage

    This is one of the most important events because if this didn't happen, China would proabbly be ruling the world.
  • 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
    Sep 18, 1492

    1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola

    This was important because it was one of the first colonies in the Americas and led Cholumbus to eventually discover America.
  • Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
    Sep 18, 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

    Another big event, this basically ended up in spliting which parts of the world would be infulenced by Spain, and which by Portugal.
  • Vasco da Gama reaches India
    Sep 18, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India

    This event was important as it allowed the Portugese to trade with India, which nobody else was doing at the time.
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan

    Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan

    This was important because Tokugawa Ieyasu was the Shogun that unifed Japan.
  • Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China

    Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China

    This was an important even because it was the Qing that basically brought China back to power after the isolation stage, both in the arts, economically, and the happiness of the people.