9-Weeks Timeline By hcps-dolancj Jan 1, 1419 Prince Henry’s School founded Period: Jan 1, 1453 to Jan 1, 1641 The Renaissance May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566 Peak of Ottoman Empire 1481–1566 Jan 1, 1492 Tobacco introduced to Europe Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America May 1, 1498 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Jan 1, 1517 95 theses Jan 1, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1530 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Period: Jan 1, 1532 to Jan 1, 1572 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1534 Anglican Church started Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Jan 16, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Jan 1, 1612 William Harvey discovered circulation of bolld Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 30 years war Period: Oct 31, 1632 to Oct 31, 1653 Taj Mahal built Jan 1, 1637 Descartes’ Discourse on Method Jan 1, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity