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Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance
"rebirth" in Europe following the middle ages. -
Jan 1, 1418
Prince Henry’s School founded
sailed along the west coast of Africa and Started navigation school -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
constantinople fell to the ottoman turks -
Jan 1, 1488
Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa
First european to reach india by sea -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus discovers America
lands in the West Indies -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of tordasillas
divided the new land between Europe and portugal -
Jan 1, 1517
Mona Lisa finished
The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da vinci. -
Jan 1, 1517
95 theses
The 95 theses was written by Martin Luther. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
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Jan 1, 1520
Peak of Ottoman Empire
expanded over the Balkans and Hungray -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
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Jan 1, 1523
Erasmus’ Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus focussed on humanism -
Jan 1, 1526
Start of Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince -
Jan 1, 1533
Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas
The last incan emporer was killed by one of Pissaros conquistadors. -
Jan 1, 1534
Anglican Church started
was started by King Henry VIII to divorce his wife -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory published
his theory was that the earth was the center of the solar system -
Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent
A Roman Catholic Chruch council. -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey discovered circulation of bolld
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
They were defeated by an English navy. -
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
A tragedy written by William Shakespear of Julius Caesar. -
30 years war
a fight between the protestants and the Catholic Church -
Discartes’ Discourse on Method
A book written by René Descartes -
Taj Mahal built
emperor who built shah Jahan -
Galileo’s first telescope
Galileo's first telescope was made with refracting lens
