World History Timeline: 1501 - 1600 |
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| 1501-1510 |
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Leonardo da Vinci paints "Mona Lisa" (1502)
Construction of basilica of St Peter's in Rome (1506) |
Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein. (1510) |
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Columbus's fourth voyage; he reaches Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia (1502-1504) |
| 1511-1520 |
Charles, archduke of Austria (and king of Spain), elected
Holy Roman emperor (1519) |
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Michelangelo finishes Sistine Chapel work (1512) |
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Death of Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci
(1519) |
| 1521-1530 |
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Spain becomes first country to use muskets in combat (1525) |
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| 1531-1540 |
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Suleiman the Magnificent invades Hungary (1532) |
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| 1541-1550 |
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Portuguese introduce firearms to Japan (1543) |
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Spanish arrive in California |
| 1551-1560 |
Reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603) |
Turk armies invade Malta, lose battle (1551) |
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Building of palace of Escorial outside Madrid (1559) |
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| 1561-1570 |
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Birth of Shakespeare (1564) |
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| 1571-1580 |
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Fourth French war of religion ends (1573) |
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English seaman Francis Drake sails round the world (1577-1580) |
| 1581-1590 |
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English fleet defeats Spanish Armada off south coast of England
(1588) |
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Gregorian Calendar adopted in several European countries
(1582)
Dutchmen, Zacharias Janssen invents the compound microscope.(1590) |
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| 1591-1600 |
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France goes to war with Spain (1595)
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Galileo invents thermometer (1596) |
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Henry IV, first Bourbon king of France, grants equal
rights to Protestants (1598) |
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War and Politics |
Entertainment |
Literature |
Art and Architecture |
Science and Technology |
India |
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