1. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450
Chapter 15 (p )

2. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450
Before 1500, most overland/maritime expansion had come from Asia
By 1450, no individual had crossed Pacific in either direction
Australia was completely isolated

4. The Pacific Ocean
Impressively, well before 1450, mariners of the Malay Peninsula (Polynesians) settled many distant islands in the Pacific Ocean
Used Hokulea canoes

6. Hokulea Canoe

7. The Indian Ocean Polynesian mariners also colonized Madagascar
Muslim trading communities dominated area
Most traders operated independently of the empires/states they served
With exception of Chinese (Ming Dynasty)
Expeditions of Zheng He (Chinese Muslim)
Created diplomatic/trade ties
Trading cities on Swahili Coast also made expeditions

10. Zheng He

11. The Atlantic Ocean
Greatest Mariners were Vikings from Early Middle Ages
Discovered Iceland (770), Greenland (982), Newfoundland (1001)
Genoese/Portuguese expeditions discovered Madeira, Azores, Canaries (14th century)
Africans made some (failed) attempts to cross Atlantic
By 1000, Amerindians from South America settled Antilles islands (Barbados, Cuba, Hispaniola, etc.)

12. Viking Voyages

13. Genoese/Portuguese Voyages

14. Amerindian Voyages