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May 29, 1453
Taking of Constantinople at the hands of the Turks
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Period: 1469 to 1518
Catholic kings
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1470
León Batista Alberti completes the construction of Santa María Novella
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1479
Treaty of AlcaÇovas
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Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
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Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
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1517
Luther rejects the indulgences and publishes the 95 theses against them
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Period: 1519 to 1522
First round the world
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1534
Enrique VIII proclaimed head of the church in England
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Sep 27, 1540
Ignacio de Loyola founds the Society of Jesus
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1541
Michelangelo paints the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
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1543
Copernicus formulates the heliocentric theory
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Period: 1545 to 1563
Trento council
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1563
Trento council
