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The Renaissance represents a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries. It is mainly in Italy and also branches to more expansions of Art,
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Prince Henry started the first school for oceanic navigation along Sagres, Portugal. In this school, people were trained in nagivation, map-making, and science, in order to sail down the west of Africa.
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In this year, Columbus discovered America which led to other explorations across the globe.
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The Treaty of Tordasillas divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile
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Vasco de Gama was the first to explore around the tip of Africa and then into India
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Martin Luther published the 95 Theses
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The Mona Lisa was a very important event in history. Today it has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, and the most sung about in the world."
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Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the globe by ship in history.
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The Mughal Empire was founded and begun within this year
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This was an important event because tobacco was a major cash crop during this time period.
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Pissarro conqueror's the Incas on this date
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Copernicus decided that the sun was the center of the universe in this year. Before him, people believed the Earth was the center.
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The Spanish Armada was defeated on this date
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Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, was written and performed on this date
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The first telescope was made by Galileo's during this year
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Discartes' Discourse on Method was written in this year
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In this year, Henry the VIII founded the Anglican Church
