Timeline By hcps-gilbertje Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1550 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry's School founded May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566 Peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1488 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1492 Colombus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus "Praise of Folly" Jan 1, 1512 Copernicus' heliocentric theory published Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Jan 1, 1518 Tobacco introduced to Europe Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1521 Cortez conqueror's the Aztecs Jan 1, 1522 95 Theses Period: Jan 1, 1526 to Jan 1, 1857 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1534 Anglican Church started Jun 26, 1541 Pissarro conqueror's the Incas Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563 Council of Trent Aug 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare's Julius Caeser Jan 1, 1609 Galileo's first telescope Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 30 Years War Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Jan 1, 1632 Taj Mahal Jan 1, 1637 Discartes' "Discourse Method" Jul 5, 1687 Newtons Law of Gravity
