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Mid-Fourteenth Century
  • Black Death kills approximately one-third of Europe's population.

1415–1460
  • Portuguese led by Prince Henry the Navigator use new navigational tools and techniques to aid maritime exploration.

1480
  • Portuguese ships reach Congo.

1488
  • Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope.

1498
  • Vasco da Gama sails to India.[[LP Photo: P02.02 Spanish Tapestry/ROA_704115_02_P02.JPEG]]