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Period: Nov 18, 1300 to
Renaissance
The Rennaisaance was a period in Europe in between the Middle Ages and Modern History, The Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change. -
Nov 18, 1418
Prince Henry School Founded
Prince Henry the Navigator, founded a school of Navigation around 1418. In this school people were tought navigation, map making, and science so that they would be able to saild own the west of Africa. -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople occured between April 6th 1453 through May 29th 1453. It was teh capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was invaded by the Ottoman Empire. -
Nov 18, 1481
Peak of Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire acheieved its peak of its power and wealth in 1481-1566. New conquests extended it into centrel Europe and throughout the Arab portion. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovered America
Christopher Columbus set foot on America on October 12th 1492. He lead his 3 ships the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was a document that divided the newly discovered lands outslide Europe, between Protugal and the Crown of Castile. -
Nov 8, 1497
Vasco De Gama water route
Vasco de Gama found the First water route on July 8th 1497. His trip turned out to be a success. -
Nov 18, 1509
The Praise of Folly
The Praise of Folly was an essay that was written in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and it was printed for the firs time in 1511. It was inspired by Italian humanist Faustino. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 theses
The 95 theses was a list of questions and propositions for debate. -
Nov 18, 1517
Mona LIsa Finished
The famous paining that now sits in a Paris museum was completed in 1517. -
Nov 18, 1519
Magellan circumnavigation
The first voyage to circumnaviagte around the world was the Magellan-Elcano in 1519. -
Nov 18, 1519
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Cortez invaded Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec Empire. He is one of the most well known spanish conquistadors. -
Nov 18, 1524
Pizzarro Conquered the Incas
Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incan empire in 1524/1526. -
Nov 18, 1526
Start of Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526.. It was an empire established and ruled by a persianate. -
Period: Nov 18, 1545 to Nov 18, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento and Bologna, Northern Italy was the most important councils. -
Nov 18, 1571
Tobacco introduced to Europe
In 1571 Tobacco was introduced to Europe. Sir Walter Raleigh introduced something called Virginia Tobacco into England. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was defeated July 29 1588. -
Julius Ceaser
The tragedy was believed to have been writeen in 1599 by William Shakespeare. -
Galileo’s first telescope
The first known sketch of the telescope was beleived to be in 1609. It was called a crude refracting telescope. -
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30 years war
The 30 years war was a series of wars in Centeral Europe. It was said to be one of the lonest and most destructive conflicts in Eruope's history. -
William Harvey discovered circulation of blood
Harvey discovered that there was circulation in the human body in 1628 when he was about 50 years old. He wrote books later about it. -
Descartes’ Discourse on Method
The Descartes’ Discourse on Method book was published in 1637 by Rene Descartes. It is about conducting ones reason and seeking truth -
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal was built from 1632-1653. it was built to house the tomb of his favorite wife of three, Mumtaz Mahal. -
Newton’s Laws of gravity
Newton first published his laws of gravity on July 5th 1687. -
Anglican Church started
The Angelican Church was founded in 1867.
