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Nov 17, 1300
The Renaissance
is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history
lasted till the 1800's -
Jan 1, 1434
Prince Henry’s School founded
brought schools to africa -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
ottoman empire attacked them -
Jan 1, 1471
Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas
a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire -
Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566
Peak of Ottoman Empire
the ottoman empire was at its greatest potential -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers America
columbus sailed his ship over to the americas -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of tordasillas
divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
first person to travel around the tip of africa to trade with asia -
Nov 17, 1503
Mona Lisa finished
beautiful painting by Leonardo -
Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus’ Praise of Folly
The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae -
Oct 31, 1517
95 theses
challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
the spanish were able to take the land of the aztecs -
Sep 7, 1522
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
Magellan found a rout from Spain to a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia -
Nov 18, 1526
Start of Mughal Empire
start of one of the worlds greatest empire -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published
It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets rotating around it in circular paths -
Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent
Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation -
Jan 1, 1571
Tobacco introduced to Europe
Virginia tobacco into England -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
the English sent eight burning ships into the crowded harbor at Calais. The panicked Spanish ships were forced to cut their anchors and sail out to sea to avoid catching fire. The disorganized fleet, completely out of formation, was attacked by the English off Gravelines at dawn -
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599.[1] It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history -
Galileo’s first telescope
helped prove Copernicus's theory -
30 years war
lasted till 1648
religous wars between protastent christans, and cathliocs -
William Harvey discovered circulation of bold
used science to find how the body works -
Discartes’ Discourse on Method
a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637 -
Taj Mahal built
Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his cherished wife -
Newton’s Laws of gravity
newtons book of gravity was publlished -
Anglican Church started
church king henry VIII created to divorce his 4th wife
