Years: 1500 - 1500

August

Locations

• Mombasa Coast Kenya

People

• Diogo Dias
• Manuel I of Portugal
• Nicolau Coelho
• Pedro Álvares Cabral
• Pêro Escobar
• Pêro da Covilhã
• Vasco da Gama

Groups

• Hinduism
• Arab people
• Indian people
• Nair
• Islam
• Kilwa Sultanate
• Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
• Christians, Roman Catholic
• Franciscans, or Order of St. Francis
• Castile, Crown of
• Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
• Tupiniquim people
• Portuguese Empire
• Mutapa, Kingdom of
• Florence, Republic of
• Portuguese Mozambique

Topics

• India, Medieval
• Sub-Saharan Africa, Medieval
• Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European
• Age of Discovery
• Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese
• Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
• Columbian Exchange
• Colonization of Asia, Portuguese

Commodoties

• Fish and game
• Weapons
• Gem materials
• Domestic animals
• Textiles
• Strategic metals
• Slaves
• Sweeteners
• Lumber
• Land
• Spices
• Tobacco

Subjects

• Commerce
• Products
• Symbols
• Watercraft
• Labor and Service
• Exploration
• Faith
• Government
• Custom and Law
• Finance

Regions

• East Africa

Subregions

• Maritime East Africa