The 1500's Timeline

1500 Timeline
==1506==
*Christopher Columbus dies
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: The discoverer of the Americas dies alone and ashamed. Columbus thought that he failed to discover the valuable spices of Asia.
**Location: Valladolid, Spain
**Theme: Effect of People/ Impact of the individual
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==1514==
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*Battle of Diu
**End Datilty
**Significance:Marked the beginning of Portuguese dominance in the Spice Trade
**Location:Diu
**Theme:Global Interaction
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==1511==
*Malacca seized
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Portugal gains control of vital location in the Asian spice trade
**Location:Malacca
**Theme:Global Interaction
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==1513==
*Ponce De Leon discovers Florida
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Discovery of new lands gives possibilities for colonization and expansion of empires
**Theme:Global Interaction
==1517==
*Martin Luther Posts his 95 Theses
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Sparked the Protestant Revolution
**Location:Germany
**Theme:Impact of the Individual
*Ottomans defeat Mamluks
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Ottomans gain control of Egypt, Arabia, and the Levant
**Location:Egypt
**Theme:Global Interaction
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==1518==
*Cortes conquers Aztecs
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Spain acquires newfound wealth 
**Location:Americas
**Theme:Global Interaction
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==1526==
*Battle of Mohacs
**End Date: n/a
**Significance:Ottomans conquer Kingdom of Hungary 
**Location:Hungary
**Theme:Global Interaction
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==1530==
*Pizzaro leads conquest of Incas
**End Date:n/a
**Significance:Incas conquered in the name of Spain 
**Location:South America, area around Peru
**Theme: Global Interaction
*Church of England breaks away
**End Date: n/a
**Significance:Henry becomes the head of the Church of England, starts the Anglican Church
**Theme:Impact of the Individual
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==1547==
*Start of Reign of Ivan the Terrible
**End Date: 1584
**Significance: The death of Ivan's Son marked the end of the Rurik Dyn. and the beginning of the time of troubles
**Location: Russia
**Theme: Impact of the Individual
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==1550==
*Shaanxi Earthquake
**End Date: n/a
**Significance: Deadliest known earthquake, much of China destroyed
**Location: China
**Theme:Continuity and Change
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==1556==
*Philip II comes to power in Spain
**End Date:1598 
**Significance: Makes Spain the most powerful nation in Europe (the Golden Age)
**Location: Spain
**Theme: Impact of the Individual
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==1560==
*French Wars of Religion
**End Date:1598 . 
**Significance: Religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots (French Protestants)
**Location: France
**Theme: Religion and Value Systems
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==1577==
*Francis Drake circumnavigates globe
**End Date:1580 
**Significance: 
**Location: Second person to circumnavigate the globe, made tons of money
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1588==
*Spanish Armada
**End Date:n/a 
**Significance: King Philip of Spain sent armada, 131 ships, to attack England. fleet became fragmented, was defeated by the British
**Location: Spain/England
**Theme: Global Interaction
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==1598==
*"Time of Troubles" in Russia
**End Date: N/A
**Significance: Russia descends into anarchy when the Rurik dynasty died out. Order was restored when the first of the Romanov czars was crowned
**Location: Russia
**Theme: Political & Social Systems