First Nineweeks WHII By hcps-zhengew Feb 9, 1350 Start of the Renaissance It was a tranisiton between the Medieval Era and the Modern World Apr 29, 1418 Prince Henry's School was founded Sep 10, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Aug 13, 1481 Peak of the Ottaman Empire Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovered America Mar 14, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas was signed May 6, 1498 Vasco De Gama find a water route along the tip of Africa Aug 24, 1511 Erasmus' Praise of Folly was published Feb 14, 1517 95 Theses were made Feb 19, 1517 Mona Lisa was finished Apr 9, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Apr 6, 1521 Cortez conqueres the Aztec Empire Apr 27, 1521 Magellan dies on his trip around the world Jun 15, 1526 Start of the Mughal Empire Nov 7, 1532 Pissaro conqures the Incan Empire Nov 7, 1534 Anglican Church was established Mar 30, 1543 Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory was published Nov 30, 1545 Council of Trent was established Jun 10, 1550 The end of the Renaissance Jun 26, 1563 Council of Trent fell apart Apr 9, 1566 The Ottaman Empire starts to decline Mar 27, 1588 The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English Jan 19, 1599 Shakespeare's Julius Caesar comes out Apr 27, 1609 Tobacco introduced to Europe Oct 23, 1609 Galileo built his first telescope Oct 12, 1618 30 years war started Aug 6, 1628 William Harvey discovered the circulation of blood Aug 30, 1637 Discartes' Discourse on Method Feb 23, 1648 30 years war ended Nov 7, 1648 Taj Mahal was built Mar 28, 1687 Newton's Laws of Gravity was established