Alex Lowman Block 7 By hcps-lowmanam Jun 1, 1418 Prince Henry's school founded May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Period: Jun 1, 1470 to Jun 1, 1620 The Renaissance Jun 1, 1488 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jun 1, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Jun 1, 1507 Mona Lisa finished Jun 1, 1509 Erasmus' Praise of Folly Oct 31, 1517 95 Theses Jun 1, 1518 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jun 1, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jun 1, 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jun 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Jun 1, 1532 Pizarro conquers the Incas Jun 1, 1543 Copernicus' Heliocentric theory published Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563 Council of Trent Jun 1, 1562 Anglican Church started Jun 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jun 1, 1599 Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Jun 1, 1609 Galileo's first telescope Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 30 Years War Jun 1, 1637 Decartes' Dicourse on Method Jun 1, 1648 Taj Mahal made Jun 1, 1661 William Harvey discovers circulation of blood Jun 1, 1687 Newton's Laws of Gravity Aug 9, 1847 Peak of Ottoman Empire