World History 2 Timeline By 3045162 Period: Oct 1, 1000 to Oct 1, 2013 history Period: Sep 1, 1200 to Sep 1, 2014 World History 2 Timeline Oct 1, 1300 Renaissance begins Period: Oct 1, 1300 to Oct 1, 1700 history Oct 18, 1418 Prince Henery Founds Navigational School Oct 1, 1453 Constantinople becomes Istanbul muslim Ottomans capture Constantinople and rename it Oct 18, 1492 Columbus First Voyage Sep 5, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas , 5 September 1494 Oct 1, 1504 Michelangelo Sculpts David Oct 1, 1508 Michelangelo Paints Sistine chapel Oct 1, 1511 Erasmus Writes "Praise of Folly" Oct 1, 1517 da Vinci paints Mona Lisa Aug 13, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Dec 17, 1532 Pizzaro conquers the Inca Dec 17, 1532 Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory Oct 1, 1599 Shakespeare writes the tragedy of Julius Caesar Dec 17, 1612 Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory Dec 17, 1620 Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion. Dec 17, 1621 William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood Oct 1, 1648 Taj Mahal is built in honor of Shan Jahan's dead wife Dec 17, 1649 Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I Dec 17, 1651 Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan Dec 17, 1660 The restoration of Charles II Nov 5, 1688 Glorious Revolution (William and Mary) Dec 16, 1689 English Bill of Rights of 1689 Dec 17, 1689 John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government: May 27, 1703 Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg Sep 1, 1715 Death of Louis XIV Dec 17, 1720 Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity. Dec 17, 1748 Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws: Dec 17, 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract Jun 28, 1776 Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence Jul 4, 1776 The American colonies win independence from England Dec 17, 1788 Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Jul 28, 1794 Reign of Terror Dec 2, 1804 Napoleon becomes Emperor Dec 17, 1814 Congress of Vienna meets May 5, 1821 Napoleon dies
