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Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
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Oct 18, 1418
Prince Henry founds navigation school in portugal
He founded the first navigational school. -
May 29, 1453
Byzantine capital of constantinople conquered and renamed istanbul by the muslim ottomans
Byzantine was taken over and renamed istanbul. -
Oct 18, 1471
pizzaro conquers the incas
pizzaro conquers the incas -
Oct 18, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
columbus sailed to the carribbean on his first voyage. he was trying to get to china to get spices. -
Oct 18, 1494
treaty of tordesillas
this treaty was made because of trade. -
Oct 1, 1504
Michelangelo's "David"
Michelangelo sculpted the famous David. -
Oct 1, 1509
erasmus writes "praise of folly"
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Oct 1, 1512
Michelangelo's painting of the sistine chapel
Michelangelo panted the ceiling of the sistine chapel on his back. -
Oct 1, 1517
Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Leonardo da Vinci paints the famous mona lisa. People say that her eyes follow you everywhere. -
Oct 18, 1521
cortez conquers the aztecs
Cortez conquers aztects. -
Dec 17, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory
Theory that the sun is the center of the solar system. -
Shakespeare writes "the tragedy of julius ceasar"
Shakespeare begains to write tragedies. -
Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion
He made 3 laws of planetary motion. -
Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory
He used a telescope to suport the heliocentric theory. -
Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity
Created 3 laws of gravity. -
Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I
Oliver Cromwell gets executed in front of everyone while they cheer. -
taj mahal
The Taj Mahal was build in memory of his wife. -
The restoration of Charles II
Charles II was sent to power during the restoration. -
Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan
wrote the Leviathan. -
Glorious Revolution (William and Mary)
William and Marry signed the english bill of rights to end the Glorious revolution. -
English Bill of Rights of 1689
English bill of rights -
William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood
He discovered circulation of the blood. -
John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government
He wrote a summary on the 2 treatises. -
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
He builds his country. -
Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws
He wrote The Spirit of Laws. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract
He wrote a book on the social contract. -
The American colonies win independence from England
American colonies win independance from England. -
Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
He signs the Declaration of Independance. -
Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles
He builds an amazing palace.
