World History Timeline By hcps-kamalh Jan 1, 1400 The Renaissance Nov 6, 1418 Prince Henry's School founded Nov 5, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordasillas Jul 12, 1498 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Nov 5, 1500 Peak of Ottoman Empire Nov 7, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Nov 7, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Nov 7, 1517 95 Theses Nov 7, 1518 Tobacco introduced to Europe Nov 5, 1520 Start of Mughal Empire Apr 27, 1521 Magellan circumnavigates the globe Nov 7, 1521 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Nov 7, 1532 Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas Nov 7, 1534 Anglican Church started Nov 7, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Nov 7, 1545 Council of Trent Nov 7, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Nov 7, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Nov 7, 1609 Galileo’s first telescope Nov 7, 1618 30 years war Nov 7, 1628 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Nov 7, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Nov 7, 1653 Taj Mahal built Nov 7, 1687 Newton’s Laws of gravity