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Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1418
Prince Henry's School founded
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Jan 1, 1453
The Fall of Constantinople
When Constantinople fell, the city's name was changed to Istanbul.
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Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566
Peak of Ottoman Empire
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
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Nov 17, 1492
Tobacco introduced to Europe
Tobacco was Introduced to europe when Christopher Colombus recieved it as a gift and brought some back to Europe with him.
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Jun 7, 1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas
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Jan 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
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Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1506
Mona Lisa start to finish
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa and the woman's name is acutally unknown.
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Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus's Praise of Folly
The book was written in Latin during the renaissance.
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Jan 17, 1514
Copernicus' Heliocentric theory published
He came up with the idea that the solar system was sun centered. At the time people were very upset because it went against their religion.
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Jan 1, 1517
95 Thesis
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortez conquer the Aztecs
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Jan 1, 1520
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
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Jan 1, 1526
Start of Mughal Empire
They brought Islam to India.
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Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro conquers the Incas
The Incas were made up of 12 million people. Pizarro was a Spanish Conquistador.
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Jan 1, 1534
Anglican Church started
The Anglican Church was started by Henry the 8th because he wanted to have a divorce.
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Jan 1, 1545
The Coucil of Trent was started
The Council of Trennt was created during the Counter Reformation.
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish were defeated by the English.
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Shakespeare wrote Julius Ceaser
It's about the group of people that murdered Julius Ceaser in Rome.
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William Harvey discovered circulation of blood
He became the court physician to Charles I
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Thirty Years War
The war involve Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, and Austria.
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Discartes' Discourse on Method
The Discourse was supposed to be an introduction to three essays that are now rarely read.
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Newton's Laws of Gravity
He thought about gravity after an apple hit him in the head.
