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1453
Ottoman Siege of Constantinople
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1480
Russia begins to grow after collapse of Mongol empire
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Period: 1492 to 1502
Columbus' exploration of Americas
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1517
Ottoman Conquest of Egypt
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Period: 1519 to 1540
Spanish Conquest of Aztec and Inca empires
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1526
The Mughal Empire
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1529
Ottoman Siege of Vienna
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1530
First Portuguese plantations in Brazil
Portugal begins to colonize land in Brazil beginning the Atlantic triangle -
Period: 1550 to
Russia expands across Europe
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Jamestown established
The first English colony established in Virginia -
Qing Dynasty Founded
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Split of the Mughal Empire
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Period: to
Chinese expansion into central Asia
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Period: to
Peter the Great rules Russia
Peter the Great, expands Russia into a world power -
Second Siege of Vienna