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Europeans Explore the world - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Aztecs
        
        Hernán Cortés, a Spanish conquistador, led expeditions to Mexico in 1519, conquering the Aztec Empire and establishing Spanish control, later exploring and claiming Baja California and the Pacific coast
  - - - Incas
        
        Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, is known for exploring and conquering the Inca Empire in South America, culminating in the capture of Emperor Atahualpa and the fall of Cusco, while also founding Lima and establishing Spanish rule.
  - - - Caribbean natives
        
        Christopher Columbus's explorations, particularly his four transatlantic voyages between 1492 and 1504, led to the widespread knowledge of the Americas and the beginning of European colonization and exploitation of the continent.
- - - - Indians
        
        The East India Company, founded in 1600, was a British joint-stock company that initially focused on trading with the East Indies (India and Southeast Asia), but later expanded to control vast territories and resources in the region, eventually becoming a powerful political and military force.
- - - - Indonesians
        
        The Dutch East India Company (VOC), formed in 1602, was a powerful trading company granted a monopoly on Dutch trade between Europe and Asia, particularly the spice trade, and it established a colonial presence in what is now Indonesia, ultimately leading to its dissolution in 1799
- - - - Indians
        
        Vasco da Gama's voyages to India, particularly his first voyage in 1497-1499, established a sea route from Europe to Asia, leading to the Portuguese establishment of a colonial empire and boosted the Portuguese economy through access to the Indian spice trade.
  - - - Africans
        
        Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer, is renowned for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) in 1488, proving a sea route to Asia was possible, paving the way for future Portuguese exploration and trade.
  - - - Africans
        
        Prince Henry the Navigator, though not a sailor himself, sponsored voyages that explored the Madeira Islands, the Azores Islands, and the west coast of Africa, charting new trade routes and pushing the boundaries of European knowledge.