MP1 Timeline Assignment

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  • Period: Jan 10, 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    The Rebirth of Culture
  • Prince Henry's School Founded
    Jan 10, 1419

    Prince Henry's School Founded

    Prince Henry the Navigator founds his school of exploration in Portugal
  • Fall of Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Ottoman forces overthrow the final stronghold of the Byzantine empire.
  • Period: Jan 10, 1481 to Jan 10, 1566

    Peak of Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman empire becomes a center of culture and arts under their Golden Age
  • Columbus Discovers America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    Christopher Columbus accidentally discovers America on his way to finding a shorter route to the Spice Islands.
  • Tobbacco Introduced to Europe
    Dec 31, 1492

    Tobbacco Introduced to Europe

    Christoher Columbus brings back with him to Europe "certain dried leaves" that were given as gifts from the Natives
  • Treaty of Tordasillas- June 7th, 1494
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordasillas- June 7th, 1494

    Spain and Portugal work out a treaty to decide the territory that will be given to each empire in the New World
  • Jan 10, 1498

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

    Portugese explorer Vasco da Gama is the first to discover a water route around the tip of the African continent.
  • Mona Lisa Finished
    Jan 10, 1507

    Mona Lisa Finished

    Leonardo da Vinci finishes his most well known painting; the Mona Lisa, after 4 years of work
  • Jan 10, 1509

    Erasmus’ Praise of Folly

    The humanist Erasmus published one of the world's most well known works of literature, Praise of Folly
  • 95 theses – October 31st, 1517
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 theses – October 31st, 1517

    Martin Luther is the first to stand up to the Catholic church and it's corruption by posting his 95 Theses on a church door. This marks the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
  • Period: Nov 7, 1519 to Nov 7, 1522

    Magellen Circumnavigates the Globe

    Ferdinand Magellen attempts to circumnavigate the globe. He is killed in the Phillipines, however his voyage is continued by his crew and is completed succesfully.
  • Nov 7, 1526

    Start of Mughal Empire

    Babur begins the Mughal Empire in Northern India
  • Nov 7, 1529

    Anglican Church Established

    England splits from the Catholic church as a result of the King's marriage issues
  • Period: Jan 10, 1531 to Jan 10, 1572

    Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas – 1531-1572

    Francisco Pissarro and 168 men succesfully conquer the entire Incan empire in a span of 41 years.
  • Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published
    Jan 10, 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

  • Period: Jan 10, 1545 to Jan 10, 1563

    Council of Trent

    Catholic council who's goal was to decide the changes that needed to be made to the church as a result of the Protestant Reformation

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada – July 29th, 1588

    The so-called invincible Spanish Armada is defeated by the English navy for the first time in history
  • Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar -1599

    Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar -1599

    Shakespeare writes and publishes one of the most famous plays in history known as Julius Caesar
  • Galileo’s first telescope

    Galileo’s first telescope

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    30 years war

  • William Harvey discovered circulation of blood

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    Taj Mahal Built

    Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a memorial to his wife

  • Discartes’ Discourse on Method

    Discourse on Method is the shortened version of the Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences, which is the original name of the book,
  • Newton’s Laws of gravity

    Newton’s Laws of gravity