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Jan 1, 1377
Koreans Print Buddhist Text
This is the oldest known printed book printed with moveable metal type. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The First Global Age
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Jan 1, 1452
Seige of Constantinople
The Ottoman Turks used huge cannons to destor the city's walls. -
Jan 1, 1453
Capture Of Constantinople
The Ottomon Turks caputred the city of Constantinople, putting trade routes at risk. -
Jan 1, 1488
Portugeese Ships Rounds Tip Of Africa
The Portugeese developed a ship that was light yet study. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
Christopher Columbus beleived that Asia was on the other side of the Atlantic, but instead they found the Americas, and claimed the lands for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1500
The Portuggeese Arrive in Brazil
They established a colony here. -
Period: Nov 15, 1501 to
Safavaid Empire
The rulers of the Safavaid Empire used gunpowder to control the lands between the Ottoman Empiure to the west and India to the east. -
Jan 1, 1502
Spain brings Slaves to West Indies
These are the first African Slaves -
Nov 15, 1517
Invention of the Print Press
This was invented by Gutenberg, and was efficient and helped spread ideas during the Reformation. -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Empire
Muslim invaders from Central Asia took power in India and established this empire. -
Nov 16, 1532
Spaniards and Incas Meet
In the highlands of peru, the spanish army and the incan army come face to face, the spanish defeating the Incan with their superior weaponry, even though they are outnumbered. -
Jan 1, 1550
Ottomon Turks Define an Empire
The Ottomon Turks conqureed areas from Anatolies to southeastern Europe and Arablands of North Africa and the Middle East. -
Jan 1, 1552
Letter Written to Spanish King
"Oh sacred Majesty, how just and good are the royal order you send to this province, and how officials modl them here and do what they wish!" -
Ming Dynasty Falls
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Vasco Da Gama Reaches India