Period 2 Dates Flashcards

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1
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1453

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Ottomans capture Constantinople

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2
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1480s

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Height of Aztec Empire

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3
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1488

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Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope

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4
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1492

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Columbus/Reconquista of Spain

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5
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1502

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First African slaves to Americas

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6
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1517

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Martin Luther/95 Theses

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7
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1521

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Cortez conquered the Aztecs

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8
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1529

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First unsuccessful siege of Vienna (Suleiman)

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9
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1533

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Pizarro toppled the Inca

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10
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1545

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Discovery of silver at Potosi

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11
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1571

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Battle of Lepanto (naval defeat of Ottomans)

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12
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1588

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Defeat of Spanish Armada by the British

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13
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1600

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Battle of Sekigahara (beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate)

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14
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1607

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Foundation of Jamestown

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15
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1618-1648

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30 years war

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16
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1644

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End of Ming/beginning of Qing dynasty

17
Q

1653

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Cape Town colony founded by the Dutch

18
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1683

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Second unsuccessful siege of Vienna (Mehmet IV)

19
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1689

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Glorious revolution/English bills of rights