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Mar 7, 1418
Prince Henry founds navigation school in Portugal
Prince Henry founds navigation school in Portugal -
May 29, 1453
Byzantine capital of Constantinople conquered and renamed Istanbul by the Muslim Ottomans
The ottomans lay seige to Constantinople. They capture it and rename it Istanbul -
Oct 18, 1471
Pizzaro conquers the Inca
Pizzaro conquers the Inca's -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
Columbus" was trying to find a direct route to Asia instead he founded the New World -
Jun 7, 1492
Treaty of Tordesillas
Agreed upon between Spain and Portuegse -
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Jul 1, 1508
Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 18, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
The Spanish (Cortez) conquer the Aztec Empire in 1521 -
Dec 17, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory
It postioned the sun in the middle of the solar system, and the planets orbiting it -
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Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion
In astronomy, Kepler's laws of planetary motion are three scientific laws describing motion of planets around the Sun -
Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory
Galileo used a telescope to support the heliocentric theory -
Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I
King Charles was tried and convicted of treason and was executed -
WIlliam Harvey discovered circulation of the blood
Harvey discovered how blood circulates -
Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan"
The book talks about the structure of society and the government -
Taj Mahal built
The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor Shan Jahan, in memory of his third wife -
The restoration of Charles II
On April 4, 1660 Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda, in which he made several promises in relation to the reclamation of the crown of England -
Glorious Revolution
Was the overthrow of King James II of England -
Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity
Newton made a formula for the law of gravity -
English Bill of Rights of 1689
The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689 -
John Locke's "Two Treaties on Government"
Is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke -
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
Founded the city on May 27, 1703 made it the capital of Russia -
Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles
Louis XIV built a wonderful palace called Vertsailles, which still stands today -
Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Law"
Is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de Secondat -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract"
Is the book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society -
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
Stated the 13 colonies were independent from Great Britain -
The American colonies win independence from England
The 13 colonies become the USA
