| 1450 C.E. |
Europe |
Renaissance continues; Fall of Constantinople |
1453 C.E.
|
Mid East |
Ottomans capture Constantinople |
| 1464 C.E. |
Africa |
Kingdom of Songhai is established |
| 1492 C.E. |
Americas |
European explorers reach the New World |
| 1517 C.E. |
Europe |
Protestant Reformation begins |
| 1521 C.E. |
Americas |
Cortez defeats the Aztecs |
| 1533 C.E. |
Americas
|
Pizarro conquers the Inca |
| 1588 C.E. |
Europe |
England defeats the Spanish Armada |
| 1600 C.E. |
East Asia |
Beginning of Tokugawa shogunate |
| 1618-1648 C.E. |
Europe |
Thirty Years' War between Protestants and Catholics |
| 1652 C.E. |
Africa |
Cape Town Colony is established |
| 1650–1800 C.E. |
Europe |
Enlightenment |