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500
Teotihuacan reaches population peak in central Mexico.
The Americas -
Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500
People and Empires in the Americas
Chapter 16 -
Period: 500 to
Connecting Hemispheres
Ch 16: Peoples and Empires in the Americas (500-1500) -
Jan 1, 1100
Mississippian culture thrives at Cahokia.
The Americas -
Jan 1, 1300
Osman founds Ottoman state
Muslim World -
Jan 1, 1300
in the 1300s the Renaissance begins in Italian city-states
Italian city-states such as Florence, Milan, and Mantua
Europe -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
European Renaissance and Reformation
Chapter 17 -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Muslim World Expands
Chapter 18 -
Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs build Tenochtitlan.
The Americas -
Jan 1, 1398
Timur the Lame destroys Delhi
Muslim World -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
An Age of Explorations and Isolation
Chapter 19 -
Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He takes first voyage
Europe and Asia -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry founds navigation school
Europe and Asia -
Jan 1, 1434
Medici family takes control of Florence
Europe -
Jan 1, 1438
Pachacuti becomes Incan emperor.
The Americas -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans capture Constantinople
Muslim World -
Jan 1, 1455
Gutenberg Bible printed in Mainz
Europe -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus makes first voyage
Americas -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
The Atlantic World
Chapter 20 -
Jan 1, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign Treaty of Tordesillas
Europe and Asia -
Jan 1, 1501
Safavids conquer Persia
Muslim World -
Jan 1, 1502
Montezuma II crowned Aztec emperor.
The Americas -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther begins the Reformation in Wittenberg
Europe -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortes conquers Aztec Empire
Americas -
Jan 1, 1526
Babur founds Mughal Empire
Muslim World -
Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro conquers Incan Empire
Americas -
Jan 1, 1534
English king Henry VIII starts the Church of England
Europe -
Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent mandates reforms in Catholic Church
Europe -
Shah Abbas I rules Safavid Empire
Muslim World -
Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan
Europe and Asia -
English found Jamestown
Americas -
Champlain claims Quebec for France
Americas -
Dutch open trade with Java
Europe and Asia -
Shah Jahan orders construction of Taj Mahal at Agra
Muslim World -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
Europe ans Asia -
French and Indian War begins
Americas -
Britain seeks to trade with China
Europe and Asia -
Anasazi culture develops in the Southwest.
The Americas -
Classic period of Maya civilization ends.
The Americas