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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Renassaince
An era in Europe that started in Italy, where individualism and secularism became increaasely more inportant than the church -
Sep 16, 1418
Prince Henry's Navigation School founded
Prince Henry started a school in Portugal to educate those in the ways of expolaration -
Period: Aug 6, 1481 to Oct 9, 1566
Peak of Ottoman Empire
The Ottomans during this time period were the strongest they've ever been -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovered America
Columbus was the "first" to discover the New World which sparked many nations to send their own explorers to the New World -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty was between Spain and Portugal over which part of the New World they are allow to explore and settle -
Jun 21, 1498
Vasco da Gamer finds water route around the tip of Africa
Vasco da Gama finds a water route around Africa in order to get to India -
Dec 27, 1509
Erasmus' Praise of Folly
An essay created by Erasmus about some narcissistic girl named Folly, she says that "life would be very interesting and boring without her on Earth" -
Mar 10, 1517
Mona Lisa finsihed
One of the most famous artworks of the renassaince created by Leonardo da Vinci -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Theses
A list of 95 things that are wrong with the Catholic CHurch, written by Martin Luther -
Period: Feb 18, 1519 to Dec 31, 1521
Megallan circumnavigates the globe
Magellan is the first person ever to sail around the entire world -
May 3, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Cortez marches into Aztec territory with a large army taking down 300,000 Aztec warriors -
Sep 2, 1526
Start of the Mughal Empire
The start of the empire settled in the northern area of India. Brought islam to India -
Apr 26, 1533
Pizarro conquers the Incas
Pizarro marches into Incan territory with only 180 men and takes down a force of tens of thousands with superior weaponry -
Nov 15, 1534
Anglican Church started
King Henry VIII started his own church, the Anglican Church, and broke away from the Catholic Church because he wanted too many wifes and divorces -
May 29, 1543
Fall of Constantinople
The Ottomans took on the Byzantines in a 53-day battle -
Sep 19, 1543
Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory published
Copernicus was one of the first people to state aloud that the Earth is not the center of the universe, but the Sun is -
Period: Dec 13, 1545 to Dec 3, 1563
Council of Trent
About 25 meetings were held at the Council of Trent, topics include Counter-Reformation and Protestantism -
Nov 19, 1571
Tobacco introduced to Europe
The cash crop tobacco was first introduced into Europe when a Spanish doctor Nicholis Monardes, wrote a book on plants of the world. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
"The Great and Most Fortunate Navy" was defeated by the English in the Battles of Gravelines -
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
A play written by Shakespeare about Julius Caesar -
Galileo's first telescope
Galileo made his first telescope to see things from far away -
William Harvey Discorvered Circulation of Blood
William Harvey discoeverd that the blood in an animal or human actually circulates around the body instead of just being there -
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30 Years' War
A thirty year war between central states in Europe. One of the most destructive wars in Europe -
Descartes' Discourse on Method
A bool written by Descartes; this book has a lot of philosphical things as well as autobiographical things -
Taj Mahal built
A great building in Agra, India, built by Mugahl Emperor Shah Jahan to honor is favorite of his three wifes, Mumtaz Mahal -
Newton's Laws of Gravity
Newton came up with his three laws of gravity when an apple struck him in the head
