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1440
First prinnting press Gotenberg
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1492
Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas
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1500
Commercial Revolution
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Period: 1519 to 1521
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
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Period: 1545 to
Catholic Reformation
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Period: 1550 to
Religious wars in France, Germany, and Britain
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Scientific Revolution
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Enlightenment