World History Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 1100 to

    World History Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Renaissance

  • Nov 9, 1418

    Prince Henry founds his navigation school

  • May 29, 1453

    Constantinople falls

  • Nov 9, 1484

    Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa

  • Aug 9, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

  • Nov 9, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas signed

  • Nov 9, 1509

    Erasmus' "Praise of Folly"

  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses

    Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
  • Nov 9, 1517

    Mona Lisa Finished

    Mona Lisa Finished
  • Sep 20, 1519

    Magellan sets off to circumnavigate the world

  • Aug 13, 1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs

  • Jan 1, 1526

    Start of the Mughal Empire

  • Nov 9, 1528

    Tobacco introduced to Europe

  • Nov 9, 1533

    Pizarro conquers the Incas

  • Nov 9, 1534

    Anglican Church started

  • Nov 9, 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published

  • Nov 9, 1545

    Council of Trent

    Council of Trent
  • May 1, 1566

    Peak of the Ottoman Empire

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Shakespeare's Julius Caeser

    Shakespeare's Julius Caeser
  • Galileo's first telescope

    Galileo's first telescope
  • William Harvey discovers circulation of blood

  • 30 Years War starts

  • Descartes' Discourse on Method

  • Taj Mahal built

    Taj Mahal built
  • Newton publishes his laws of gravity