The fall of Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople
The facts
| Dates | AD 1453 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The fall of Constantinople falls 5457 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
The signing of the Magna CartaAD 1215Aztec empireAD 1400 – AD 1519Inca empire 1400 Pueblo people gathern large townsAD 1438 – AD 1538The construction of Machu PicchuAD 1450The invention of the printing press by Johannes GutenbergAD 1454Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the AmericasAD 1492Zapotecs (Monte Alban,Mixtla)AD 1500Michelangelo finishes painting the Sistine Chapel ceilin 1517- A.D. Th…AD 1512
Now see where it sits
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