Interactive Timeline – Interactions Across the Globe, 1450-1750

The events listed in the right column are out of order. First, place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

1440-1897

1453

1492

1498

ca. 1500

1511

1514

1517

1521, 1533

1542-1605

1577

1604

1607

1687

1720

1736-1795

correct incorrect Benin kingdom, West Africa

correct incorrect Ottoman capture of Constantinople

correct incorrect Spanish conquest of Granada, expulsion of Jews, and discovery of the Americas

correct incorrect Vasco da Gama's circumnavigation of Africa and journey to India

correct incorrect Beginning of Columbian Exchange

correct incorrect First African slaves taken to Caribbean

correct incorrect Nicolaus Copernicus formulates the heliocentric model

correct incorrect Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses; beginning of Protestant Reformation

correct incorrect Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires

correct incorrect Akbar, the most innovative of the Mughal rulers (India)

correct incorrect Matteo Ricci, first Jesuit missionary to arrive in China

correct incorrect Galileo Galilei formulates the mathematical law of falling bodies

correct incorrect Founding of Jamestown, Virginia

correct incorrect Isaac Newton unifies physics and astronomy

correct incorrect Edo, capital of Japan, world's largest city

correct incorrect Reign of Qianlong emperor, China

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

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Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Which sequence of events is correct?

A. Spanish conquest of Granada, Ottomans capture Constantinople, first African slaves taken to Caribbean, Luther publishes his 95 theses *B. Ottomans capture Constantinople, Spanish conquest of Granada, first African slaves taken to Caribbean, Luther publishes his 95 theses C. Spanish conquest of Granada, Ottomans capture Constantinople, first African slaves taken to Caribbean, Luther publishes his 95 theses D. Spanish conquest of Granada, first African slaves taken to Caribbean, Ottomans capture Constantinople, Luther publishes his 95 theses

2. Which sequence for these scientists is correct?

A. Newton, Galileo, Copernicus B. Galileo, Newton, Copernicus C. Copernicus, Galileo, Newton *D. Copernicus, Newton, Galileo

3. As shown on the timeline, what major development is one reason why the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci arrived in China in 1577?

A. Vasco da Gama had circumnavigated Africa and sailed to India in 1498 B. The Spanish had conquered the Aztec and Inca empires C. The Columbian Exchange had begun in 1500 *D. The Protestant Reformation had begun in 1517

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