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Period: Jan 10, 1300 to
The Renaissance
The Rebirth of Culture -
Jan 10, 1419
Prince Henry's School Founded
Prince Henry the Navigator founds his school of exploration in Portugal -
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 -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus accidentally discovers America on his way to finding a shorter route to the Spice Islands. -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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. -
Jan 10, 1543
Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published
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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 writes and publishes one of the most famous plays in history known as Julius Caesar -
Galileo’s first telescope
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30 years war
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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
