World History 2 Timeline

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  • Renaissance Begins
    Oct 1, 1400

    Renaissance Begins

  • Prince Henry found navigation school in Portugal
    Oct 18, 1418

    Prince Henry found navigation school in Portugal

  • Constantinople was conquered and renamed istanbul
    May 29, 1453

    Constantinople was conquered and renamed istanbul

    It was conquered by the Ottomans
  • Columbus' first voyage
    Sep 6, 1492

    Columbus' first voyage

    In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue
  • Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

  • Michelangelo's David
    Oct 1, 1504

    Michelangelo's David

  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
    Oct 1, 1507

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

  • Erasmus writes "praise of folly"
    Oct 1, 1509

    Erasmus writes "praise of folly"

  • Michelangelo's Painting of the Sistine Chapel
    Oct 1, 1512

    Michelangelo's Painting of the Sistine Chapel

  • Cortez conquers the Aztecs
    Oct 18, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

  • Pizzaro conquers the Inca
    Oct 18, 1532

    Pizzaro conquers the Inca

  • Dec 17, 1539

    Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory.

  • Shakespeare writes "the tragedy of Julius Ceasar"

    Shakespeare writes "the tragedy of Julius Ceasar"

  • Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion.

  • Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory.

    Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory.

  • William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood

    William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood

  • Taj Mahal built

    Taj Mahal built

    It was built by Shah Jahan for his late wife Mumtaz Mahal as a tomb
  • oliver cromwell and the execution of Charles I

    oliver cromwell and the execution of Charles I

  • Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan

  • the restoration of charles II

    the restoration of charles II

  • John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government:

    John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government:

  • Glorious Revolution ( william and mary)

    Glorious Revolution ( william and mary)

  • english bill of rights

    english bill of rights

  • Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity.

    Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity.

  • Peter the great builds St. Petersburg

    Peter the great builds St. Petersburg

    He built this empire because he wanted a town that was more like england
  • Louis XIV builds the palace of versailles

    Louis XIV builds the palace of versailles

    It was build by Louis XIV to honor him
  • Death of Louis XIV

    Death of Louis XIV

  • Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws:

    Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws:

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract

  • The American colonies win independence from England

    The American colonies win independence from England

  • Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

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    Reign of Terror

  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

  • Napoleon becomes Emperor

    Napoleon becomes Emperor

  • Congress of Vienna meets

    Congress of Vienna meets

  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies

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