World history 2 timeline By Gray$onM00re Period: Nov 17, 1300 to Nov 17, 1700 The Renaissance Nov 17, 1376 prince henry school founded Jan 1, 1453 Fall of constantinople Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566 Peak of Ottoman empire Nov 17, 1492 columbus discovers america Nov 17, 1492 Tobacco introduced to Europe Nov 17, 1494 Treaty of tordasillas Nov 17, 1497 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Nov 17, 1507 Mona lisa Nov 17, 1517 95 theses Nov 17, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Nov 17, 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Nov 17, 1523 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Nov 17, 1526 start of mughal empire Nov 17, 1533 Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas Nov 17, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Period: Nov 17, 1545 to Nov 17, 1563 Council of Trent Nov 17, 1573 Newton’s Laws of gravity Nov 17, 1578 William Harvey discovered circulation of bolld Nov 17, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Nov 17, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Nov 17, 1608 Galileo’s first telescope Period: Nov 17, 1618 to Nov 17, 1648 30 years war Nov 17, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 17, 1648 Taj Mahal built Nov 17, 1867 Anglican Church started