Reformation and Exploration (first 9 weeks) By hcps-harverkd Jan 1, 1350 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry's school founded May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Fall of Constantinople- WikipediaThis is when Constantinople was captured by the Roman Empire and renamed it Istanbul. Jan 1, 1481 Peak of Ottoman Empire Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas Jan 1, 1498 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1506 Mona Lisa Finished Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Oct 31, 1517 95 Theses Jan 1, 1518 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1519 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 Start of the Mughal Empire This is when the Mughal Empire was founded Nov 1, 1528 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jan 1, 1532 Pizarro conquers the Incans Jan 1, 1534 Anglican Church started Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Nov 1, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Jan 1, 1618 Thirty Years' War Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Jan 1, 1632 Taj Mahal built Jan 1, 1637 Descartes’ Discourse on Method Jan 1, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity
