World history

First 9 weeks timeline

By Abby K.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Start of The Renaissance

  • Jan 1, 1418

    Prince Henry's School founded

  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus discovers America
  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of tordasillas

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
  • Jan 1, 1506

    Mona Lisa finished

    Mona Lisa finished
  • Jan 1, 1509

    Erasmus’ Praise of Folly

  • Oct 31, 1517

    95 theses

    95 theses
  • May 1, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

  • Sep 6, 1522

    Magellan circumnavigates the globe

  • Jan 1, 1526

    Start of the Mughal Empire

  • Jan 1, 1532

    Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas-1532

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

  • Dec 13, 1545

    Start of the Council of Trent

  • Jan 1, 1553

    Anglican Church started

  • Dec 4, 1563

    End of the Council of Trent

  • Jan 1, 1564

    Tobacco introduced to Europe

    Tobacco introduced to Europe
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

    Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
  • End of The Renaissance

  • Galileo’s first telescope

    Galileo’s  first telescope
  • Start of 30 years war

  • William Harvey discovered circulation of blood

    William Harvey discovered circulation of blood
  • Discartes’ Discourse on Method

  • End of 30 years war

  • Taj Mahal built

    Taj Mahal built
  • Newton’s Laws of gravity

  • Start of the Peak of the Ottoman Empire

  • End of the peak of the Ottoman Empire