World History Timeline: 1401 - 1500 |
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1401-1410 |
Expansion of Aztec empire in Mexico |
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Chinese sailors visit near Darwin, evidence of 15th Century
Ming statuette found
(1401) |
1411-1420 |
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Oil painting invented.(1420) |
Trigger invented. (1411) |
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1421-1430 |
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Joan of Arc (17) defeats English at Orleans (1429) |
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In Florence, hoisting gear invented. (1421) |
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1431-1440 |
Reign of Aztec emperor Moctezuma I; he and
his warriors conquer large areas of eastern Mexico, taking many people prisoner
(1440-1468) |
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Incas build great fortress at Cuzco (1440) |
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1441-1450 |
Francesco Sforza becomes Duke of Milan by
force (1450) |
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1451-1460 |
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End of 100 Years War; English expelled from all France except
Calais (1453) |
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Huge temple built to Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli in Tenochtitlan(1455) |
Johannes Gutenberg invents printing press with metal movable
type.(1455)
Invention of First Gutenberg Bible (1455) |
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1461-1470 |
Reign of Ivan III (the Great), Grand Prince
of Muscovy (1462-1505) |
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In Germany, drypoint engravings invented. (1465) |
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Birth of Desiderius, Dutch scholar and leader of revival
of learning in northern Europe (1466) |
1471-1480 |
Rule of Renaissance art patron, Lorenzo de'
Medici (1478-1492) |
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William Caxton prints the first book in English (1474)
Muzzle-loaded rifles invented in Italy and Germany. (1475) |
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1481-1490 |
Rule of Aztec emperor Ahuitzotl; Aztec empire
at height of power in Mexico (1486-1502) |
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Leonardo DaVinci designed the first parachute.(1485)
In Venice, the first known copyright granted. (1486) |
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1491-1500 |
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Black-lead pencils used in England |
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Martin Behaim invented the first map globe. (1492)
Invention of First bomb (1495) |
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Columbus discovers West Indies (1492)
First voyage of Vasco da gama (1498) |
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