1st 9 weeks timeline By hcps-jensenc Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1700 the Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry's school founded Period: Apr 6, 1453 to May 29, 1453 fall of Constantinople Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Jan 1, 1497 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1509 Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 the Mona Lisa finished Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Sep 6, 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Period: Sep 1, 1520 to Sep 6, 1566 peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1521 Cortez conquered the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 beginning of the Mughal Empire Nov 15, 1532 Pissarro conquered the Incas Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar Period: Jan 1, 1631 to Jan 1, 1648 Taj Mahal built