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Europeans Explore the World - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Indonesians
        
        The Dutch East India Company's (VOC) discoveries and activities in Asia, particularly the spice trade, led to the company becoming a powerful trading and colonial force, revolutionizing long-distance trade, establishing a colonial empire, and pioneering corporate governance concept
- - - - Aztecs
        
        Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico
  - - - inca
        
        Francisco Pizarro's expeditions and conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, which included the capture and execution of Inca ruler Atahualpa, led to the downfall of the Incan civilization and paved the way for Spanish colonization and the establishment of Lima as the capital of Peru.
  - - - Caribbean natives
        
        His voyages launched centuries of European exploration and colonisation of the American continents. His encounters also triggered centuries of exploitation of Indigenous Peoples.
- - - - Indians
        
        The English East India Company's rise, from a trading entity to a powerful political and military force, led to the establishment of the British Raj in India, the Opium Wars in China, and significant shifts in global trade and colonial structures, ultimately influencing the course of both British and Indian history.
- - - - Vasco da Gama's discovery of a sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope in 1497-98 led to the establishment of a direct trade route between Europe and Asia, boosting Portugal's economy and initiating a period of Portuguese colonial expansion and maritime dominance.
  - - - Cape of Good Hope/ Indian Ocean
        
        Bartolomeu Dias's discovery of a sea route around the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488, paved the way for future explorers like Vasco da Gama to establish a direct sea route between Europe and Asia, and significantly expanded Portuguese influence in the region.
  - - - African
        
        Prince Henry the Navigator's sponsored explorations led to the European Age of Discovery, the development of the caravel ship, and the expansion of Portuguese trade and colonization, ultimately contributing to the transatlantic slave trade.