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Fall of Constantinople: May 29th 1453

20263530 — 2025-02-11 14:16:21 UTC

The ottomans took control of Constantinople which was controlled by the Byzantine empire. After Capturing Constantinople The ottomans renamed it to Istanbul. They added a tax for anybody passing through to trade, this caused europeans to try and find another way around and into India

Portugal Finds new sea route to Asia 1453-88

20263530 — 2025-02-11 14:30:23 UTC

Portugal needed to find a new route to India Because of the ottomans. A sailor named Bartolomeu Dias went one of the many Portuguese expeditions, he only made it to the Southern most tip of Africa

Christopher Columbus sails to america 1492

20263530 — 2025-02-11 14:36:31 UTC

Columbus thought that if they sailed west they would reach India, He went to the Spanish Monarchs to sponsor the trip. He left on August 3rd 1492 and hit land on Oct 12th 1492. When he first got there he thought he was in India. He brought back gold and silver to Spain for the Monarchs

Vasco da gama Finds new route to India 1498

20263530 — 2025-02-11 14:40:01 UTC

Vasco da Gama is the first to sail around Africa and make it to India. he brought back spices and other trade goods to portugal

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1501

20263530 — 2025-02-11 14:44:15 UTC

After Europeans made it to America, they needed people to do their labor for them. Originally they used Native Americans, But Disease Mainly killed most Native Americans. Then Europeans went to Africa to Trade for prisoners and other slave from African Kingdoms in return for European weaponry like Guns. Around 13 million africans would kidnapped and taken to the Americans to do hard labor.

The Fall of the Aztecs 1519-1521

20263530 — 2025-02-14 01:44:46 UTC

The Aztecs were located in modern day Mexico. The Aztecs fell because of the Spaniards superior weaponry and Disease spread by the Spaniards.

The Fall of the Incas 1532

20263530 — 2025-02-14 01:50:24 UTC

The Incas were located along the west side of South America. The Incas Leader Atahualpa was brought to meet the Spanish where they were ambushed and most were killed. Atahualpa was captured alive and kept prisoner for many months. He was eventually hung and killed

The Qing Dynasty 1644-1911

20263530 — 2025-02-14 01:56:21 UTC

The Qing Dynasty Lasted from 1644-1911. The Qing Dynasty started after the Manchus took over the Ming Dynasty. The First 150 years were very good, it had low taxes, new crops imported from the Americas and the population increased.

the expansion of the Qing dynasty 1650-1728

20263530 — 2025-02-14 01:58:38 UTC

The Manchus expanded the Ming dynasty. The added Manchuria, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Tibet. They almost Doubled the Amount of land that the Ming's Had

Europeans Arrive in Japan 1603-1867

20263530 — 2025-02-14 02:04:38 UTC

Japan was extremely isolated, only traded with Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. The Portuguese arrived to Japan by mistake, they were blown off course while on their way to China. The Japanese introduced the Closed Country Policy in 1636, it for bided any Japanese people from leaving the country, All Europeans expect for the Dutch had to leave the Country, they allowed the Dutch to traded and unload a ship once a year, they still traded with China and Korea however. They thought they were keeping Japan safe, This stayed in place until 1853

Outside Source

20263530 — 2025-02-14 02:07:31 UTC

Kerrigan, Michael. “Battle of Cajamarca | Summary.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Cajamarca-1532.

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