M-WHAP Important Dates 1450-1750 Flashcards
1
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Ottomans capture Constantinople, Byzantine Empire falls
A
1453
2
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Gutenberg Printing Press in Europe
A
1450s
3
Q
Height of the Aztec Empire
A
1480s
4
Q
Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope
A
1488
5
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Columbus/Reconquista of Spain
A
1492
6
Q
1st African slaves to the Americas
A
1502
7
Q
Martin Luther/Protestant Reformation
A
1517
8
Q
Cortez conquered the Aztecs
A
1521
9
Q
Mughal Empire in India begins
A
1526
10
Q
1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna (under Suleiman)
A
1529
11
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Pizarro toppled the Inca
A
1533
12
Q
Copernicus; Scientific Rev begins
A
1543
13
Q
Discovery of silver at Potosi
A
1545
14
Q
Battle of Lepanto (Ottoman naval defeat to European coalition)
A
1571
15
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1st Manila Galleon (global trade)
A
1571