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Jan 1, 1376
Prince henry's School Founded
Henry the Navigator founded the school for sailors and navigation
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May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
Fell because of the capture of the Byzantine Empire by invading the Ottoman Empire army -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers America
Sailed for the Spanish for exploration. Trying to find new land to conqueor. (GGG) -
Oct 15, 1492
Tobacco introuced to Europe
Christopher Colombus brought it back from teh Americas and introduced it to everyone. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordasillas
Resloved the Rivalry between the Spanish and Porteguese -
Nov 7, 1497
Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
Wanted to find new land and to represent his country -
Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus' Praise of Folly
He told everyone that he had finished writing this in only one week -
Jan 1, 1517
Mona Lisa Finished
Was one of the famous paintings from the renaissance. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Theses
Written by Martin luther -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
Wanted to circle to globe to prove as well as Colombus the world wasn't round. He unfortuntalely couldn't finish because he was killed during adventure -
Jan 1, 1520
Peak of ottoman Empire
Peak of them was where their power and strength was at their highest -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Same with Pissarro, wanted to gain land but enemies standed in their way -
Jan 1, 1526
Start of the Mughal Empire
Beginning of the empire, started out in modern day India -
Nov 15, 1532
Pissarro conqueror's the Incas
Had to conqueor the Incas in order for them to maintain the land they wanted -
Jan 1, 1534
Anglican Church starts
It was established in england -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus' Heliocentric theory published
Heliocentric from copernicus means he believes that the planets revolve around the sun. -
Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent
Played an Important role in outcome of the Counter-Reformation. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Ended the Era of Boarding and close-quarter fighting -
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Romanic time period new for literature -
Galileo's first telescope
Galileo wanted to get a closer look on what everything was like up in space, so the telescope really helped -
William Harvey discovered circulation of Blood
WHen Harvey was in College, Galileo was tutoring at the exact college. -
Discartes' Discourse on Method
In this, he tries to explain his method of reasoning through rough times and problems -
Taj Mahal built
Emperor Shah Jahan wanted it built for his wife -
30 Years War
Began when Ferdinand II of Bohemia tried religious works, sparking a hate from protestants -
Newtons Law of Gravity
When sitting down under a tree and an apple hits his head, he wondered how the apple fell on his head, therfore leading him to the laws. -
The Renaissance
