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The Ottoman Turks take Constantinople which in the process, ended the Byzantine Empire.
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Columbus reaches the Caribbean. He took three ships on his voage: the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria.
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Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, rounds Africa and reaches India on his voyage.
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The kingdom of Kongo thrives and gains enormous wealth in Africa.
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Cortes completed the conquest of the Aztecs.
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In 1522, Magellan's expedition circumnavgates the globe.
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Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River and claimed eastern Canada for France.
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Akbar began the Mughal reign in India.
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The Dutch established the Dutch East India Company.
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The power and control in Japan belonged to the Tokugawas in 1603.
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British colonists found Jamestown, Viginia.
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First cargo of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
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THe Dutch take Malacca from the Portugguese.
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The English Civil War began. A Civil War is when groups of forces in the same nation are fighting against each other.
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Qianlong, the emperor of China, beganhis reign.
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Olaudah Equiano writes a book about his expierences during the Atlantic slave trade.
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The Seven Years War broke out between the opposing forces, Britain and France.
