First 9 Weeks Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Renaissance

    Europeans belief for art and culture
  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Capture of the capital of the Roman Empire
  • Jan 1, 1481

    Peak of Ottoman Empire

    Refered to as Turkey
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus discoved America

    When Columbus first landed in the Bahamas
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Tobacco introduced to Europe

    Brought overseas form America
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Treaty of tordasillas

    Agreement between Spain and Portugal
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

    Found the water route around the tip of Africa
  • Jan 1, 1507

    Mona Lisa finished

    Painted by Leonardo de Vinci
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Erasmus’ Praise of Folly

    Book written by Erasmus
  • Jan 1, 1517

    95 theses

    Luthers 95 church rules
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan circumnavigates the globe

    First person ever to travel around the world at once
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

    Cortez defeats the Aztects throughout 1519-1521
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Pizzarro conqueror’s the Incas

    Pizzaro finally defeats the Incans
  • Oct 31, 1526

    Start of Mughal Empire

    Empire extending over large parts of the Indian subcontinent
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Anglican Church started

    Queen Elizabeth ruled the Anglican church
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

    Theory that the earth revolved around the sun
  • Jan 1, 1545

    Council of Trent

    a council to determine representitives for the council from 1545-1563

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Spanish army

  • Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

    Shakespears famous Roman generals

  • Prince Henry’s School founded

    First school for oceanic navigation

  • 30 years war

    30 years war was from 1618-1648

  • Taj Mahal built

    Famous building in the Ottoman Empire

  • Discartes’ Discourse on Method-1637

  • William Harvey discovered circulation of blood

    discovery of blood flow

  • Newton’s Laws of gravity

    Gravity laws made by Newton

  • Galileo’s first telescope-1672

    first person to invent a telescope