11 events with tag "exploration"
1000
ID: 3715
Leif Erikson reaches North America - Vikings land in Vinland (Newfoundland), first Europeans in Americas
ID: 3715
1271
ID: 51
Marco Polo departs for China - will return with tales of Kublai Khan
ID: 51
1287
ID: 5084
Marco Polo travels to Burma and India - sent on diplomatic missions, observes customs, religions, and trade
ID: 5084
1405
ID: 4719
Zheng He's first voyage - massive treasure fleets reach Southeast Asia, India, Africa
ID: 4719
1430
ID: 101
Portuguese develop the caravel - combining lateen and square sails, exploration of African coast begins
ID: 101
1433
ID: 4720
China ends naval exploration - last Zheng He voyage, China turns inward
ID: 4720
1488
ID: 106
Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope in caravel - Portuguese ship design proves capable of ocean navigation
ID: 106
1492
ID: 85
October 12, 1492
Columbus reaches Americas - two worlds meet, changing history forever
ID: 85
1498
ID: 109
Vasco da Gama reaches India using caravel and compass - 27,000 mile journey guided by needle pointing north
ID: 109
1521
ID: 5622
March 16, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan arrives in the Philippines, landing at Homonhon Island and later at Cebu - first documented European contact with the Philippines
ID: 5622
1735
ID: 504
La Condamine's Amazon expedition returns with accounts of indigenous life - Rousseau reads avidly
ID: 504