Period 4: 1450-1750 Flashcards
1
Q
B. Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope
A
1488
2
Q
Columbus, the Caribbean/ Columbian Exchange begins
A
1492
3
Q
First slaves in America
A
1502
4
Q
Martin Lither posts 95 Theses/ Protestant Reformation
A
1517
5
Q
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
A
1521
6
Q
Jesuits begin missionary travels
A
1540
7
Q
Scientific Revolution begins in Europe
A
1550
8
Q
Akbar begins rule of the Mughal Empire
A
1556
9
Q
British naval victory over Spain (Spanish Armada)
A
1588
10
Q
Beginning of Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan
A
1600
11
Q
Founding of Jamestown/ British colonization of N. America
A
1607
12
Q
Closing of Japan
A
1639
13
Q
Glorious Revolution/ English Bill of Rights
A
1689
14
Q
Enlightenment begins in Europe
A
1700
15
Q
St Petersburg becomes Russia’s capital
A
1712
16
Q
Tulip Period in Ottoman Empire
A
1718
17
Q
Ottomans capture Constantinople
A
1453
