9 week time line By Lexi Cox May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Period: Oct 30, 1481 to Oct 30, 1566 Peak of Ottoman Empire Oct 30, 1492 Columbus discovers America 1492 Nov 3, 1492 Tobacco introduced to Europe 1492 Jun 7, 1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 Oct 30, 1497 Vasco da Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Oct 30, 1500 The Renaissance Nov 3, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly 1509 Oct 30, 1517 Mona Lisa finished 1517 Nov 3, 1517 95 theses 1517 Nov 3, 1519 Cortez conquers the Aztecs 1519 Oct 30, 1521 Magellan circumnavigated the globe Oct 30, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire 1526 Nov 3, 1534 Anglican Church started 1534 Jun 26, 1541 Pizarro conqueror’s the Incas 541 Nov 3, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published 1543 Nov 3, 1545 Council of Trent 1545 Nov 3, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 Nov 3, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar 1599 Oct 30, 1607 Prince Henry’s School founded Nov 3, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope 1609 Nov 3, 1616 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood 1616 Nov 3, 1618 30 years war 1618-48 Nov 3, 1632 Taj Mahal built 1632–1653 Nov 3, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 3, 1686 Newton’s Laws of gravity 1686