World History

  • Prince henry's School Founded
    Jan 1, 1376

    Prince henry's School Founded

    Henry the Navigator founded the school for sailors and navigation
    -Portugueses
  • Fall of Constantinople
    May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fell because of the capture of the Byzantine Empire by invading the Ottoman Empire army
  • Columbus discovers America
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Sailed for the Spanish for exploration. Trying to find new land to conqueor. (GGG)
  • Tobacco introuced to Europe
    Oct 15, 1492

    Tobacco introuced to Europe

    Christopher Colombus brought it back from teh Americas and introduced it to everyone.
  • Treaty of Tordasillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordasillas

    Resloved the Rivalry between the Spanish and Porteguese
  • Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
    Nov 7, 1497

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

    Wanted to find new land and to represent his country
  • Erasmus' Praise of Folly
    Jan 1, 1509

    Erasmus' Praise of Folly

    He told everyone that he had finished writing this in only one week
  • Mona Lisa Finished
    Jan 1, 1517

    Mona Lisa Finished

    Was one of the famous paintings from the renaissance.
  • 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 Theses

    Written by Martin luther
  • Magellan circumnavigates the globe
    Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan circumnavigates the globe

    Wanted to circle to globe to prove as well as Colombus the world wasn't round. He unfortuntalely couldn't finish because he was killed during adventure
  • Peak of ottoman Empire
    Jan 1, 1520

    Peak of ottoman Empire

    Peak of them was where their power and strength was at their highest
  • Cortez conquers the Aztecs
    Jan 1, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

    Same with Pissarro, wanted to gain land but enemies standed in their way
  • Start of the Mughal Empire
    Jan 1, 1526

    Start of the Mughal Empire

    Beginning of the empire, started out in modern day India
  • Pissarro conqueror's the Incas
    Nov 15, 1532

    Pissarro conqueror's the Incas

    Had to conqueor the Incas in order for them to maintain the land they wanted
  • Anglican Church starts
    Jan 1, 1534

    Anglican Church starts

    It was established in england
  • Copernicus' Heliocentric theory published
    Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus' Heliocentric theory published

    Heliocentric from copernicus means he believes that the planets revolve around the sun.
  • Council of Trent
    Jan 1, 1563

    Council of Trent

    Played an Important role in outcome of the Counter-Reformation.
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Ended the Era of Boarding and close-quarter fighting
  • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

    Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

    Romanic time period new for literature
  • Galileo's first telescope

    Galileo's first telescope

    Galileo wanted to get a closer look on what everything was like up in space, so the telescope really helped
  • William Harvey discovered circulation of Blood

    William Harvey discovered circulation of Blood

    WHen Harvey was in College, Galileo was tutoring at the exact college.
  • Discartes' Discourse on Method

    Discartes' Discourse on Method

    In this, he tries to explain his method of reasoning through rough times and problems
  • Taj Mahal built

    Taj Mahal built

    Emperor Shah Jahan wanted it built for his wife
  • 30 Years War

    30 Years War

    Began when Ferdinand II of Bohemia tried religious works, sparking a hate from protestants
  • Newtons Law of Gravity

    Newtons Law of Gravity

    When sitting down under a tree and an apple hits his head, he wondered how the apple fell on his head, therfore leading him to the laws.
  • The Renaissance

    The Renaissance