Period 2 Dates Flashcards
1
Q
1453
A
Ottomans capture Constantinople
2
Q
1480s
A
Height of Aztec Empire
3
Q
1488
A
Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope
4
Q
1492
A
Columbus/Reconquista of Spain
5
Q
1502
A
First African slaves to Americas
6
Q
1517
A
Martin Luther/95 Theses
7
Q
1521
A
Cortez conquered the Aztecs
8
Q
1529
A
First unsuccessful siege of Vienna (Suleiman)
9
Q
1533
A
Pizarro toppled the Inca
10
Q
1545
A
Discovery of silver at Potosi
11
Q
1571
A
Battle of Lepanto (naval defeat of Ottomans)
12
Q
1588
A
Defeat of Spanish Armada by the British
13
Q
1600
A
Battle of Sekigahara (beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate)
14
Q
1607
A
Foundation of Jamestown
15
Q
1618-1648
A
30 years war