Vasco de Gama
(Late 15th Century) Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut, India and brought back cinnamon and spices to Europe.
Significance;
Portuguese become interested in India, create trading post at Calicut, and begin to control Indian Ocean.
Christopher Columbus
(Mid/Late 15th Century; 1451-1506) Italian mariner who was sponsored by Spanish Crown since Portugal was uninterested in new discovery. 1492 Columbus reached Bahamas where he came in contact with native Tainos "Indians". After sailing around Caribbean for
Magellan
(Late 15th/ Early 16th Century; 1480-1521) Portuguese navigator who sailed under Spain due to Portugal's disinterest in western route to Asia. (1519-1522) Magellan and his crew sailed around the world where many die of Scurvy, Magellan is killed in Philip
Trading Post Empire
(Early 16th to Early 17th Century) First built by portuguese mariners. Instead of to control territory, Trading Post Empires were meant to control trade routes by forcing merchant vessels to pay duties at fortified trading sites. By mid 16th century Portu
VOC
(Early 17th Century; 1602) (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) A Dutch company in which private merchants invested in ships and crew and provided them with commodities and money to trade. The VOC was a Privately Owned Enterprise (government did not own i
Seven Years' War
(18th Century; 1756-1763) The first Global Conflict that took place in Europe, India, the Caribbean, and North America, it involved Asians as well as indigenous Americas. Seven Years' War was also called "the great war for empire".
Britain and Prussia vs.
Martin Luther
(Late 15th/Mid 16th Century; 1517) M.L. of Wittenberg denounced church's sale of indulgences (excused people of sins and guaranteed entry in to heaven for money). Printing press helped him create Ninety-Five Theses (book denouncing Christrendom). He did n
Catholic Reformation
(Mid 16th Century) Partly in response to the Protestant Reformation, the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) undertook major reforms. A major of the RCC reformation was The Council of Trent (1545-1563), an assembly of bishops, cardinals, and other high church off
St. Ignatius Loyola
(Late 15th/Mid 16th Century) A Basque (area between France and Spain) nobleman who created the Society Of Jesus, a group of devout Christians known as Jesuits who sought to spread the new reformed Roman Catholic Church. Jesuits were extremely observant an