https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la en-us 2023-03-29 15:48:14 UTC 2023-03-31 22:00:10 UTC hello@padlet.com hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536950869 Sent on an expedition by Henry the Navigator to find a sea route east by south to Cathay, Dinís Dias discovers an archipelago, later naming it the Cape Verde Islands. In an attempt to land, he gets repulsed by natives that were already on the land. ]]> 2023-03-29 15:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536950869 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536952352 Continuing from where Dias left off, Alvise Ca’ da Mosto lands on two unoccupied islands in the Cape Verde archipelago and records his findings.]]> 2023-03-29 15:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536952352 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536959966 Diogo Cão, Henry’s captain, discovered the Congo River in 1482 — 22 years after Henry had died. However, he continues the expedition with other sailors, all of which are still seeking a sea route east by south to Cathay, and exploring Africa. ]]> 2023-03-29 15:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536959966 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536978006 Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas, being the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago.]]> 2023-03-29 16:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2536978006 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537187976 Most sailors heard of Columbus' journeys, and all of them thought the same thing: there was much to be gained from exploration westward. So John Cabot organized a project to sail westward, and with enough support, was able to discover Newfoundland. ]]> 2023-03-29 18:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537187976 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537249095 On Columbus’ third voyage, he sighted Trinidad. From there, he enters the Gulf of Paria, annexing for Spain.]]> 2023-03-29 19:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537249095 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537419267 An Italian merchant that went by the name Amerigo Vespucci explored the north coast of South America to the Golfo de Venezuela. He was also accompanied by Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda.]]> 2023-03-29 23:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537419267 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537420155 A Spanish explorer who went by the name of Alonso de Ojeda explored the north coast of South America to the Golfo de Venezuela. He was also accompanied by an Italian merchant named Amerigo Vespucci. ]]> 2023-03-29 23:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2537420155 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539164584 Vicente Yáñez Pinzón - a Spanish explorer that sailed alongside Columbus - sailed in late 1499 (moved to 1500 CE) and landed on the Brazilian coast at a cape he named Santa María de la Consolación. ]]> 2023-03-31 01:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539164584 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539566572 Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator, believed that there was indeed an easier way to Asia from Europe, rather than taking the long sea route via the Cape of Good Hope. Setting out for sail on a southward course in 1520 CE, Magellan finds a strait leading westward a month after. ]]> 2023-03-31 07:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539566572 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539577333 38 days after Magellan discovered the western strait to Asia, he sailed into the open sea. Once he was away from land, the tides were calm and the ocean proved to be somewhat boundless, he named the ocean the Pacific. ]]> 2023-03-31 08:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2539577333 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540078455 After sailing the Pacific Ocean for several weeks, Magellan and other sailors discovered Guam and landed there. ]]> 2023-03-31 16:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540078455 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540262181 Ten days after discovering Guam, Magellan discovers the Philippines and lands there before getting killed in a local quarrel. ]]> 2023-03-31 19:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540262181 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540330876 Jaques Cartier, a French explorer, discovered the St. Lawrence Estuary. This provided the Great Lakes a connection to the Atlantic Ocean. ]]> 2023-03-31 21:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540330876 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540332708 Setting sail to continue the exploration to find a passageway to Cathay, Richard Chancellor had discovered the White Sea. ]]> 2023-03-31 21:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540332708 hc95212 https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540338752 Starting from where Chancellor had ended, English voyager Anthony Jenkinson traveled from the White Sea to Moscow, then to the Caspian, and lastly to Bukhara, leading him to reach old east-west trade routes.

Upon discovering this, efforts to find a passageway to Cathay turned into efforts of trying to divert the ancient silk routes from their original outlets to new, northern silk routes on the White Sea. ]]> 2023-03-31 21:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hc95212/j7xmxmqx69vm49la/wish/2540338752