World History II Timeline By hcps-kennylt Jan 1, 1350 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry's School Founded May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Nov 8, 1494 Treaty of tordasillas Jan 1, 1498 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Nov 8, 1517 95 theses Jan 1, 1518 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jan 1, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Jan 1, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1526 Peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1526 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1532 Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas Jan 1, 1534 Anglican Church started Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Jan 1, 1543 Newton’s Laws of gravity Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Jan 1, 1599 Taj Mahal built Jan 1, 1604 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Jan 1, 1618 30 years war Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Jan 1, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method
