Chapter 22 - Rishish Narahari
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Updated: 7 Jun 2021
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Vivaldi brothers (1291)
The Vivaldi brothers departed from Genoa
with two ships, and planned to sail around
Africa and reach India. They did not
succeed however but this legitimized
the idea of sailing and voyaging to gather
more resources.Prince Henry of Portugal (1415)
Prince Henry of Portugal conquered
the Moroccan port of Ceuta. After
this he sponsored (paid for) a series
of voyages to sail around the west
African Coast. His goal was to set up
trading posts to make it easier to trade
with Indians.Christopher Columbus (1492)
Christopher Columbus sailed
his three ships west in order
to sail around the whole world
and reach India. He did not
account for America being
in the middle.Ferdinand Magellan (1519)
Ferdinand Magellan left Spain in
September of 1519 to sail to the
spice islands. The trip lasted
almost 4 months and the
crewmen had almost no food
remaining. They would eat rats
and leather to survive. Magellan
never made it to the spice islands
as he died in the Philippines. His
crew however did make it to the
spice islands and they were the
first crew to circumnavigate the world.Vasco Da Gama (1497)
Vasco Da Gama led a small fleet in search
of India. He planned to sail around Africa
and through the indian Ocean. De Gama
brought with him gold, pearls, wool textiles,
bronzeware, and iron tools to trade for
spices and pepper. A big goal for voyaging
was spices and spreading Christianity.
He reached India on May 20th 1497The Smallpox epidemic (1519)
Beginning in 1519 an epidemic of smallpox
which was imported from other continents
was ravaging the Aztec empire. Due to
these diseases Mexico had declined in
almost 90 percent of their population.
The smallpox even travelled throughout
North and South America.Population Increases (1800)
Due to the massive increases in the
global exchange of food and crops
there was an increase in nutrition.
This led to the global population
increasing dramatically. In the 1500s
the population was around 425
Million, and by the 1800s, the
population had increased to 900 Million.Periods
Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779)
Captain James Cook led three expeditions
to the Pacific. Cook charted eastern
Australia and New Zealand, as well
as Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Hawaii to
the European maps of the Pacfic.
Because of Cook’s voyages he was
able to help the Europenas Geographer’s
understanding of the world.Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1565 - 1575)
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi organized an
intrusion in the Philippines. Because
the Philippines had no central government,
there was no organized resistance.
By 1575, the spanish forces controlled
the coastal regions of the central and
northern islands.The Seven Years’ War (1756 - 1763)
The Seven Years’ War was a global conflict
that took place in different places,
Europe, India, the Caribbean, and
North America. The war laid the
foundations for the British Imperial
rule for the next 150 years.
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