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Prince Henry sponsored Portuguese exploration of the African Coast, this exploration led to Europeans searching for a sea route to Asia.
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Bartolomeu Dias was ordered by Portugal to to find a sea rout to India. He was unsuccessful in finding a route to India, but he was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
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This event is most widely considered the discovering of America. It caused permanent contact and the spread of the Colombian Exchange
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The treaty divided the newly discovered non-European world into spheres of influence for two powers.
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Vasco da Gama successfully arrived in India by sea.
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The spread of goods such as potatoes, maize, and tomatoes to Europe as well as the introduction of diseases to the Americas changed the agriculture and demographics of societies.
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This conquest led to Spanish dominance in Mesoamerica.
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Ferdinand Magellan completed the first expedition all the way around the globe. This showed the earth's size and the enormity of the Pacific ocean.
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The creation of these companies signaled a shift from state sponsored exploration to commercial enterprise.
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The establishment of plantations in the Americas led to the forced migration of many Africans across the Atlantic.