what was going on in the world from 1473- 1543?

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Answer 1

Read a History book.
(1) Spain became a united country-1492
(2) Columbus explored the Bahamas and West Indes islands starting the age of Spanish colonization of the Americas.
(3) Cortez overthrew the Aztec Empire.
(4) Pizarro discovered the Panama Ithmus
(5) Magellan's expedition sailed around the world, firmly establishing the size and location of places.
(6) The Tudors became the family line of English Kings with Henry VII and Henry VIII. Elizabeth was born in 1534.
(7) Charles V became ruler of the "Holy Roman Empire", and with newly conquered colonies, ruled half the world.
(8) The Protestant reformation started with Luther challanging Catholic practices. Luther produces a German translation of the Bible. Half of Germany breaks with the Catholic Church.
(9) Henry VIII establishes a State Church in England. Several translations of the Bible to English are made.
(10). Copernicus formulates an alternate theory to the accepted idea that the planets and sun rotate around the earth.
(11) Ivan III of Russia starts the consolidation of power in the hands of the ruler in Moscow and throws off the subjucation to the Mongols. His son , Ivan IV (the terrible) will continue this process.
(12) Ideas of Luther and other preachers lead to much of Northern Europe becoming Protestants.
(13) Despite German army sacking of Rome in 1527, Saint Peter's is built and the Cistene Chapel inside roof is painted by Michaelangelo, and many other painters and sculptors produce major works.
(14) Coronado explores many parts of the South-west US and discovers the Grand Canyon. Ponce-De-Leon explores Florida looking for the "Fountain of Youth"
(15) Due to the movable type printing press, books become more plentiful, and more people are reading and questioning long-held beliefs.
(16) The fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 leads to major unemployment of Italian sailors, who go to the Western European Countries to find employment. Several will become the explorers of the New World
(17) The Portugese reach India via sailing around Cape Horn of Africa.

Answer 2

That's the lifespan of Nicolaus Copernicus.

This article covers the significance of his lifetime achievements in Astronomy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus

The "alternate theory" suggested by cattbarf (item 10) is known as the Heliocentric Theory - that is, that the Earth and all the other planets revolve around the sun.

All of the other events in his lifetime, although not all attributed to him, could be said to have occurred during the "Copernican Revolution".

This constituted a fundamental change in thinking about the nature of the universe.

Previously it was thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Suddenly, it was not. That concept sent a lot of Biblical dogmas running for cover.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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