Marking Period One Timeline By hcps-quasemi Jan 1, 1300 The Start of the Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry’s School founded Apr 6, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Jan 1, 1481 Peak of Ottoman Empire Aug 3, 1492 Columbus discovers America Oct 15, 1492 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Oct 31, 1517 95 theses Sep 20, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Nov 15, 1532 Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Aug 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Jan 1, 1610 Galileo’s first telescope Jan 1, 1616 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Jan 1, 1618 30 years war Jan 1, 1637 Descartes’ Discourse on Method Jan 1, 1648 Taj Mahal built Jul 5, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity Jan 1, 1867 Anglican Church started
