World History Timeline By hcps-murphyap Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1700 Renessaince Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry Navigation Scool founded Period: Apr 6, 1453 to May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Period: Jan 1, 1481 to Jan 1, 1566 Peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers America Jan 1, 1492 Tobacco introduced to europe Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas May 20, 1498 Vasco De Gama discovers new sea route to India Jan 1, 1509 Praise of Folley finished Oct 31, 1517 95 thesis Nov 9, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Apr 27, 1521 Magellen circumnavigates the world Jan 1, 1526 Mughal Empire Established Nov 15, 1532 Pizzaro conquers Incans Nov 9, 1537 Church of england started Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Apr 1, 1578 William Harvey discovered cirrculation of blood Jan 1, 1588 Spanish armada defeated Jan 1, 1599 Shakespear wrote Julius Ceaser Jan 1, 1608 Galileo used first telescope Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 Thirty Years War Jan 1, 1637 Discourse of method wrote Nov 9, 1648 Taj Mahal built Jan 1, 1687 Newton's laws created