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Period: 1271 to 1292
Marco Polo goes to China and back
Marco Polo went to Kublai Khan’s, which was in China at the age of 17. He had a goal of getting one hundred priests and holy water. Polo had to do this so Khan could convert his people into Christians He was only able to get two. -
1431
Prince Henry the Navigator established the University of Lisbon by donating houses
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1433
China stops all exploration in the Indian Ocean
The leader who sponsored all of the explorations died in 1424 and his son ordered all of them to stop due to his political views. Another reason was the amount of money it costs to sponsor explores, china was recovered a little amount of the cost due to not being a huge trade country. -
Period: 1450 to 1499
John Cabot
John was born in 1450 and died in 1499 under English sponsorship he reached North America on June 24, 1947. His exact destination is debated between Labrador, Newfoundland, or Cape Breton Island. What is known is that he claimed the land for the English king. -
1451
The Portuguese develop the Caravel
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Period: 1480 to 1527
Ferdinand Magellan
born in 1480 and died in April of 1527. He sailed under Spain and
Portugal. Sponsored by Spain he sailed from Spain around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan. He would sail to the Philippines where he was killed, but his crew completed the trip in 1521. That journey was the first circumnavigation of the globe. -
Period: 1491 to 1557
Jacques Cartier
Jacques was born in 1491 and died in 1557. He was the first person to sail the coast of st. Lawrance River, first in 1534, then in 1535, and finally in 1541-42. He was an explorer for France. -
1493
Line of Demarcation established
This line was established by the sixth pope in 1493, it was used to establish the difference between Spanish and Portuguese. It was later revised in 1494 -
1497
Europeans reach India
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1497
First Europeans sail around the tip of Africa
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1500
Portugal Claims Brazil as their territory
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1519
Spanish conquer Aztecs
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1521
First Europeans circumnavigate the Globe
Ferdinand Magellan's crew completes their journey after his death in the Philippines. -
Nov 16, 1532
Spanish conquer Incas
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English and Dutch Merchants Create the East India Trading Company and Dutch East India Trading Company
The East India Trading Company was created by the dutch republic to keep the state's trade safe in the Indian oceans -
English attempt to colonize at Jamestown
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English settlers land in Plymouth and establish a colony
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Dutch establish New Amsterdam which the English renamed New York
