WH2 Timeline 1 By derekbraley Period: Nov 18, 1300 to Nov 18, 1700 The Renaissance Nov 18, 1418 Prince Henry founds his School of Navigation Nov 18, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Nov 18, 1460 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Period: Nov 18, 1481 to Nov 18, 1566 Peak of the Ottoman Empire Nov 18, 1492 Columbus discovers America, Tobacco introduced to Europe Nov 18, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Nov 18, 1509 Erasmus’ writes Praise of Folly Nov 18, 1517 95 Theses published, Mona Lisa completed Period: Nov 18, 1519 to Nov 18, 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Nov 18, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Nov 18, 1526 Start of the Mughal Empire Nov 18, 1531 Francisco Pizzaro conquers the Incans Nov 18, 1536 Anglican Church started Nov 18, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Period: Nov 18, 1545 to Nov 18, 1563 Council of Trent Nov 18, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Nov 18, 1599 Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Nov 18, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Nov 18, 1618 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Period: Nov 18, 1618 to Nov 18, 1648 30 years war Nov 18, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 18, 1648 Taj Mahal constructed Nov 18, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity
