2nd Quarter Project-Joann Gilbert- Chapter 19

Marco Polo

Jul 12, 1275

The Italian trader Marco Polo reached the court of Kublai Khan in China in 1275.

Hongwu

Mar 7, 1368

In 1368 Hongwu a peasant's son commanded the rebel army that drove the Mongol's out of China. The same year he became the first Ming emperor.

Hongwu's Death

Aug 7, 1398

Hongwu died in 1398, it led to power struggles. His son Yonglo emerged victorious, he continued many of his fathers policies,although he moved the royal court to Beijing.

Europeans

Apr 6, 1400

By the 1400's the desire to grow rich and to spread Christianity,they got advances in sailing technology,spurred an age of European exploration.

Prince Henry

Sep 17, 1415

Prince Henry's dreams of oversea exploration began when he helped conquer Muslim City of Ceuta in North Africa

Southwestern Coast of Portugal

May 22, 1419

Henry found a navigation school in the southwestern coast of Portugal. Mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists, and sea captains gathered at the coast to perfect their trades.

Japanese

Oct 8, 1543

In 1543 the Japanese first encountered Europeans, when there were shipwrecked Portuguese sailors washed up on the shores of Southern Japan.

Oda Nobunaga

Nov 1, 1568

In 1568 Oda Nobunaga defeated his rivals and seized the imperial capital of Kyoto. His moto was "Rule the empire by force", Nobunaga sought to defeated the rest of his enemies.

Ming Dynasty

Mar 20, 1600

The Ming Dynasty ruled for more the 200 years,and the dynasty got weaker. Its problems grew alot, ineffective rulers, corrupt officials, and a government that was out of money.The hoigher taxes and bad harvests pushed millions of peasants towards starvation.

Ieyasu

May 30, 1600

Leyasu defeated his rivals at the battle of Sekigahara,his victory earned him the loyalty of daimyo throughout Japan. though three years later, he became the sole ruler. He then moved Japan's capital to his power base at Edo, a small fishing village that later became the city of Tokyo.