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Apr 16, 1491
columbus sails to the americas
columbus sailed to america thinking it was asia. -
Apr 16, 1521
Cortez conquers th Aztecs
The Aztecs fell to cortezes army -
the heliocentric theory
the idea that th sun is the center of the universe -
the geocentric theory
the idea that the earth was the center of the universe -
English settle Jamestown
Jamestown was settled in the colony of Virginia -
King louis XIV of France begins his reign
Louis began his rule after the death of the cheif minister Cardinal Mazarin -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peter the great begins his rule after his father died -
Glorious revolution in England
England overthrows King James II -
french revolution begins
a period of radical social and political upheaval in France -
Napoleon conquers most of europe
Napoleons armies fight and conquere a majority of Europe