First Nine Weeks History By hcps-scholzbt@deeprunwildcats.org Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henrys School founded Jan 1, 1453 The Renissance Apr 1, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Jan 1, 1481 Peak of the Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1492 Columbus Discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Jan 1, 1497 Vasco De Gama finds water route Jan 1, 1511 Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa Finished Jan 1, 1518 Tobacco Introduced to Europe Jul 1, 1519 Cortez Conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1522 95 Theses Jan 1, 1522 Magellan Circumnavigates the world Jan 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1529 Pizzaro Conquers Incas Jan 1, 1534 Anglican Church Started Jan 1, 1543 Council of Trent Starts May 24, 1543 Heliocentric theory published Jul 29, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1599 Shakespears Julius Ceasar Jan 1, 1609 Galileos First Telescope Jan 1, 1637 Discourse on Method Jan 1, 1648 30 years war ends Jan 1, 1653 Taj Mahal Built Jan 1, 1705 Newtons Laws of Gravity Jan 1, 1771 William Harvey circulation of Blood