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1453
Ottomans capture Constantinople, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
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1450s
Gutenberg Printing Press is introduced in Europe.
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c. 1480s
The height of the Aztec Empire.
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1488
Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope.
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1492
Columbus sails to the Americas; completion of the Reconquista of Spain.
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1502
The first African slaves are transported to the Americas.
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1517
Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation.
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1521
Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire.
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1526
The Mughal Empire in India begins.
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1529
The first unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna under Suleiman.
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1533
Pizarro topples the Inca Empire.
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1543
Copernicus publishes his theories, signaling the beginning of the Scientific Revolution.
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1545
Discovery of silver at Potosi.
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1571
Battle of Lepanto occurs; Ottoman navy is defeated by a European coalition.
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1571
The first Manila Galleon marks the beginning of global trade.
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1588
The Spanish Armada is defeated.
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1600
The Battle of Sekigahara leads to the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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1607
Jamestown, Virginia is founded.
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1618-1648
The Thirty Years' War takes place in Europe.
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1644
End of the Ming Dynasty and beginning of the Qing Dynasty.
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1653
Cape Town colony founded by the Dutch.
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1683
The second unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna under Mehmet IV.
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1689
The Glorious Revolution results in the English Bill of Rights.
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