MKD 1450-1750 (Era #2)

1453

1453

OTTOMANS capture Constantinople

1450s

PRINTING press in Europe

circa 1480s

Height of AZTECEmpire

1488

Bartolomeu DIAS rounds Cape of Good Hope

1492

Christopher COLOMBUS/ Reconquista of Spain

1502

1st African SLAVESto Americas

1517

Martin Luther/ Protestant REFORMATION

1519-1521

Hernan CORTEZ conquered the Aztecs

1521-1523

Ferdinand MAGELLAN circumnavigates the Earth

1529

1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of VIENNA (Suleiman the Magnificent)

1533

Francisco PIZARRO topples the Inca

1545

Discovery of silver at POTOSI

1571

Battle of LEPANTO

1571

1st Manila GALLEON (global trade of silver)

1588

Spanish ARMADA

1600

Battle of SEKIGAHARA (beg of Tokugawa Shogunate)

1607

Foundation of JAMESTOWN

1618-1648

30 Years War

1644-1911

QING Dynasty

1653

Cape Town COLONY founded (Dutch)

1683

2nd unsuccesful Ottoman siege of VIENNA (Mehmet IV)

1689

Glorious Revolution/ Bill of RIGHTS