The Medieval World Beyond 1 Kimj By kjh000328 300 Classic-Mayan civilization began 552 Buddhism was introduced to Japan Jan 1, 604 The Seventeen Article Constitution began Jan 1, 710 Nara became the capital of Japan Jan 1, 1000 The Tale of Genji, the first novel, was written Jan 1, 1185 The Heian period ended Jan 1, 1192 The era of the samurai began Jan 1, 1192 The first shogun came to power Jan 1, 1200 The Incas first settled in Cuzco Jan 1, 1250 Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs started building Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1341 Humanism began in Italy Jan 1, 1350 The Renaissance began in Italy Jan 1, 1438 Incas began to create roads. Jan 1, 1438 The Incas first settled in Cuzco Jan 1, 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press Jan 1, 1469 The Medici family began to rule Florence Jan 1, 1488 Bartolomeu Dias began to sail around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to find a sea route to Asia Jan 1, 1497 Vasco da gama began to sail to India Jan 1, 1497 John Cabot landed in Canada Jan 1, 1500 Post-Classic Mayan Civilization ended Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Cabral began to sail to Brazil Jan 1, 1504 Michelangelo completed his statue of David Jan 1, 1514 Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses Jan 1, 1519 Aztec Empire ended Jan 1, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan began to sail around the World Jan 1, 1520 Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztecs Jan 1, 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano landed in North America Jan 1, 1525 William Tyndale translated the Bible into English Jan 1, 1532 The Inca Empire ended Jan 1, 1532 Francisco Pizarro destroyed the Incas Jan 1, 1534 King Henry VIII created Anglicanism Jan 1, 1541 John Calvin created Calvinism Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus stated his theory of the heliocentric universe Jan 1, 1545 The Council of Trent was formed Jan 1, 1590 The microscope was invented Jan 1, 1609 Galileo decided to build a telescope Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson began to try to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1618 The thirty years war started Jan 1, 1648 Peace of Westphalia was signed Jan 1, 1648 The thirty years war ended Jan 1, 1648 The thirty years war ended Jan 1, 1687 Newton published a book about gravity Jan 1, 1868 The era of the samurai ended Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese invented kana Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku came to power Mar 2, 2022 Heian-kyo became the capital of Japan Mar 2, 2022 The Heian period began