First 9 Weeks

By Jamie Plusch
  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Renaissance

    1400's-1600's
  • Prince Henry’s School founded
    Jan 1, 1419

    Prince Henry’s School founded

  • Fall of Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

  • Columbus discovers America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

  • Tobacco introduced to Europe
    Jan 1, 1493

    Tobacco introduced to Europe

  • Treaty of tordasillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of tordasillas

  • Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

  • Mona Lisa finished
    Jan 1, 1507

    Mona Lisa finished

  • Erasmus’ Praise of Folly
    Jan 1, 1509

    Erasmus’ Praise of Folly

  • 95 theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 theses

  • Magellan circumnavigates the globe
    Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan circumnavigates the globe

    1519-1522
  • Peak of Ottoman Empire
    Jan 1, 1520

    Peak of Ottoman Empire

    1520-1566
  • Cortez conquers the Aztecs
    Jan 1, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

  • Start of Mughal Empire
    Jan 1, 1526

    Start of Mughal Empire

  • Anglican Church started
    Jan 1, 1529

    Anglican Church started

  • Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas
    Jan 1, 1531

    Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas

    1531-1572
  • Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published
    Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

  • Council of Trent
    Jan 1, 1545

    Council of Trent

    1545-1563
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

    Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

  • Galileo’s first telescope

    Galileo’s first telescope

  • 30 years war

    30 years war

    1618-1648
  • William Harvey discovered circulation of blood

    William Harvey discovered circulation of blood

  • Taj Mahal built

    Taj Mahal built

    1632-1653
  • Discartes’ Discourse on Method

    Discartes’ Discourse on Method

    1637(when published)
  • Newton’s Laws of gravity

    Newton’s Laws of gravity