Timeline: First 9 weeks time line

Nov 17, 1300

The Renaissance

is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history
lasted till the 1800's

Jan 1, 1434

Prince Henry’s School founded

brought schools to africa

May 29, 1453

Fall of Constantinople

ottoman empire attacked them

Jan 1, 1471

Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas

a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire

Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566

Peak of Ottoman Empire

the ottoman empire was at its greatest potential

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus discovers America

columbus sailed his ship over to the americas

Jun 7, 1494

Treaty of tordasillas

divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile

Jan 1, 1497

Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

first person to travel around the tip of africa to trade with asia

Nov 17, 1503

Mona Lisa finished

beautiful painting by Leonardo

Jan 1, 1509

Erasmus’ Praise of Folly

The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae

Oct 31, 1517

95 theses

challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church

Jan 1, 1519

Cortez conquers the Aztecs

the spanish were able to take the land of the aztecs

Sep 7, 1522

Magellan circumnavigates the globe

Magellan found a rout from Spain to a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia

Nov 18, 1526

Start of Mughal Empire

start of one of the worlds greatest empire

Jan 1, 1543

Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets rotating around it in circular paths

Jan 1, 1545

Council of Trent

Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation

Jan 1, 1571

Tobacco introduced to Europe

Virginia tobacco into England

Jul 29, 1588

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

the English sent eight burning ships into the crowded harbor at Calais. The panicked Spanish ships were forced to cut their anchors and sail out to sea to avoid catching fire. The disorganized fleet, completely out of formation, was attacked by the English off Gravelines at dawn

Sep 21, 1599

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599.[1] It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history