https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz en-us 2022-08-29 13:36:02 UTC 2022-09-01 10:30:35 UTC hello@padlet.com bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279067781 The Mayas reach their height, forming a network of city-states in the Yucatan Peninsula. ]]> 2022-09-01 09:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279067781 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279069039 The Aztec people found Tenochtitlan, their capital city, and begin the process of establishing their empire. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279069039 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279069629 The Incan Empire reaches its height, as Machu Picchu is built.]]> 2022-09-01 10:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279069629 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279071183 Henry the Navigator of Portugal sponsors voyages to West Africa's coast, beginning European exploration. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279071183 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279072295 A Portuguese fleet under Bartolomeu Dias reaches the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279072295 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279072597 Christopher Columbus discovers the New World (the Caribbean Islands) in a Spanish-sponsored expedition. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279072597 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279075488 The Treaty of Tordesillas is signed between Spain and Portugal, assigning each power a part of the world to colonize. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279075488 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279076798 Santo Domingo is established in Hispaniola as Spain colonizes much of the Caribbean, enslaving native peoples under the encomienda system. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279076798 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279077671 Hernan Cortez completes his conquest of Mexico, defeating the Aztec Empire and claiming all of Mexico for Spain. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279077671 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279079661 Francisco Pizarro arrives in Peru, overthrowing the Incan Empire and colonizing much of South America. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279079661 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279081254 Under Henry VIII, England formally separates from the Catholic Church, meaning it is no longer bound to follow the Treaty of Tordesillas. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279081254 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279081795 The first centralized government is established in Colonial Brazil. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279081795 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279082838 The Spanish found Saint Augustine, serving as the foundation point and capital for Spanish Florida. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279082838 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279086913 Roanoke, the first permanent English settlement in North America, is established, though it disappears by 1587.]]> 2022-09-01 10:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279086913 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279088868 The Spanish Armada is defeated, marking a weakening of their empire, as the Spanish are now overextended colonizing and fighting the Dutch Rebellion. This opens up an opportunity for England to colonize the New World. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279088868 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279090437 The French begin colonizing Canada, starting with Acadia and Nova Scotia. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279090437 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279091194 Jamestown is established by the English, marking the beginning of their North American colonial empire. ]]> 2022-09-01 10:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/gh7ctn214sa1e2hz/wish/2279091194