Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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KEY EVENTS

ca. 50,000-25,000 B.P. (before the present) First Asians arrive in the Americas:

ca. 1300 Rise of the Aztec empire: the Indian civilization encountered by the Spanish in present-day Mexico

1271-1295 Marco Polo travels to China from Italy: medieval Europe begins its contact with Asia

1347 First outbreak of the Black Death: Europe's population declines drastically

1420s Portuguese settlements in the Atlantic Islands: western Europe first penetrates its ocean frontier

1488 Dias rounds the tip of Africa

1492 Columbus discovers America

1497 John Cabot discovers Newfoundland: England penetrates its ocean frontier

1498 Da Gama reaches India: western Europe opens a direct trade with the Far East

1517 Luther posts his 95 theses: the Protestant Reformation begins

1519-1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe

1521 Tenochtitl·n surrenders to Cortes: Aztec empire falls to Spain

1540 Discovery of silver in Mexico and Peru: Spain vastly enriched by its overseas empire

1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

1565 England begins its conquest of Ireland: the first effort at colonization by England

1576-1578 Frobisher searches for Northwest Passage

1583 Gilbert’s quest for a North American colony

1584-1590 Roanoke voyages: England makes its first effort at colonization in North America

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