Important World History II Events By Balschnips Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry’s School founded Jan 1, 1450 Peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Nov 9, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jan 1, 1497 Vasco de Gama Finds Water Route Around the Tip of Africa Jan 1, 1507 Mona Lisa Finished Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Nov 9, 1517 95 Theses Nov 9, 1518 Tobacco Introduced to Europe Jan 1, 1521 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1521 Cortez Conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1532 Pissarro Conqueror’s the Incas Nov 9, 1534 Anglican Church Started Nov 9, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory Published Nov 9, 1545 Council of Trent Nov 9, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1594 Treaty of Tordasillas Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Nov 9, 1610 Galileo’s First Telescope Nov 9, 1618 30 Years War Nov 9, 1628 William Harvey Discovered Circulation of Blood Jan 1, 1631 Taj Mahal Built Nov 9, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 9, 1713 Newton’s Laws of Gravity
