Age of

Age of Exploration Jeremy Mahaney

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  • Feb 5, 1100

    Compass was Invented

    Compass was Invented
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Dec 5, 1400

    Spanish and Portuguese Designers Make Improvements to Ships

    Spanish and Portuguese Designers Make Improvements to Ships
  • Period: Dec 31, 1400 to

    Commercial Revolution

    Europeans changed basic economic practices.
  • Feb 5, 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias Sailed Aound the Cape of Good Hope

    Bartolomeu Dias Sailed Aound the Cape of Good Hope
  • Aug 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus left Spain

    Christopher Columbus left Spain
  • Period: Feb 5, 1493 to Feb 5, 1504

    Christopher Columbus Makes Three Trips to Indies

  • Period: Feb 5, 1497 to Feb 5, 1504

    Amerigo Vespucci Crosses the Atlantic Several Times

  • Feb 5, 1498

    Vasco da Gama Sailed Across the Indian Ocean

    Vasco da Gama Sailed Across the Indian Ocean
  • Feb 5, 1500

    Pedro Cabral Sets Sail for Westward for India

    Pedro Cabral Sets Sail for Westward for India
  • Feb 5, 1500

    Europeans Start Slave Labor in Their Own Overseas Empire

    Europeans Start Slave Labor in Their Own Overseas Empire
    Despite being inslaved by the Byzantine, Arab, and Turkish empires, they began enslaving in their own overseas empire.
  • Feb 5, 1510

    Portuguese Conquered Part of the Southwest Coast of India

    Portuguese Conquered Part of the Southwest Coast of India
    Portuguese dreamed of controlling trade after the voyages of Dias and da Gama. In 1510 they did just that.
  • Feb 5, 1522

    Magellen's Crew Makes Round-The-World Voyage

    Magellen's Crew Makes Round-The-World Voyage
    Ferdinand Magellan dies fighting islanders, but his crew of 18 made the worlds first round-the-world voyage.

  • Slave Trade was the Main Focus of European Relations with Africa

    Slave Trade was the Main Focus of European Relations with Africa