Period 2 Must know dates Flashcards
MUST KNOW
1
Q
1453
A
Ottomans capture Constantinople
2
Q
Ca. 1480
A
Height of Aztec Empire
3
Q
1488
A
Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope
4
Q
1502
A
1st African Slaves to Americas
4
Q
1492
A
Columbus/Reconquista of Spain
5
Q
1517
A
Martin Luther / 95 theses
6
Q
1521
A
Cortez conquered the Aztecs
7
Q
1529
A
1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna - Suileman
8
Q
1533
A
Pizarro toppled the Inca
9
Q
1545
A
Discovery of silver at Potosi
9
Q
1588
A
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British
9
Q
1571
A
Battle of Lepanto(naval defeat of Ottomans)
10
Q
1600
A
Battle of Sekigahara beginning of Tokugawa SHogunate
11
Q
1607
A
Foundation of Jamestown
12
Q
1618-1648
A
30 years war
13
Q
1644
A
End of MIng beginning of Qing Dynasty
14
Q
1683
A
2nd Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna Mehmet IV
15
Q
1653
A
Cape Town colony of Dutch/the Netherlands.
16
Q
1689
A
Glorious Revolution / English Bill of Rights.
