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14th century - '''15th century''' -
16th century -
other centuries)
As a means of recording the passage of
time, the '''15th century''' was that
century which lasted from
1401 to
1500.
==Events==
*
Renaissance affects
philosophy,
science and
art.
* The
New Monarchs come to power in
France,
England,
Portugal and
Spain.
* Rise of
Modern English language from
Middle English.
*
Lollardy is suppressed in
England;
John Badby is the first person
burnt at the stake for
heresy in England.
*
Great Schism of the Catholic Church is ended in
1417.
* Foundation and rise of the
Aztec empire in
Mexico.
*
Jeanne d'Arc in
1429 leads French forces to a victory against England in a battle of the
Hundred Years' War.
* The duchy of
Burgundy is a major power in Europe.
*
Brazil is discovered by
Pedro Alvares Cabral, thus creating the United Kingdom of
Portugal and Brazil.
*
Constantinople falls to the
Ottoman Empire in
1453.
*
John Huss is burned at the stake
*
Niccolo Machiavelli writes ''The Prince''.
* The
Spanish Inquisition is established.
* Muslims and Jews are expelled from southern
Spain after almost 800 years of Moslem rule, in
1492.
* The
Ancient Pueblo Peoples Native American civilization mysteriously disappears
*
Christopher Columbus reaches Caribbean islands in
1492 and
South America in
1498, initiating the
Spanish Empire.
* Portuguese
Vasco da Gama completes sea voyage to
India, in
1498.
*
Zheng He's fleet sails from
China to
South-East Asia,
India, East
Africa and
Egypt.
* The
Sultanate of Malacca is a regional power. Through its trade and empire,
Malays are converted to
Islam.
==Significant people==
*
Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas for
Spain
*
Isabella of Castile and
Ferdinand II of Aragon as the monarchs of a unified kingdom who funded the founding of the New World.
*
Vasco da Gama reaches India for
Portugal, creating the first maritime alternative for the
Silk Road
*
Filippo Brunelleschi invents one-point perspective, leads innovation in Italian architecture
*
Leonardo da Vinci, inventor and painter
*
Henry VII, English King founds the
Tudor dynasty
*
Zheng He, Chinese eunuch admiral and explorer
==Inventions, discoveries, introductions==
*
Printing technology refined by
Johann Gutenberg.
==Decades and years==
{| border="0" cellpadding="5"
|'''
1390s'''
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1390
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1391
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1392
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1393
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1394
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1395
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1396
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1397
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1398
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1399
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|'''
1400s'''
|
1400
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1401
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1402
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1403
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1404
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1405
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1406
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1407
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1408
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1409
|-
|'''
1410s'''
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1410
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1411
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1412
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1413
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1414
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1415
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1416
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1417
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1418
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1419
|-
|'''
1420s'''
|
1420
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1421
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1422
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1423
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1424
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1425
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1426
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1427
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1428
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1429
|-
|'''
1430s'''
|
1430
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1431
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1432
|
1433
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1434
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1435
|
1436
|
1437
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1438
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1439
|-
|'''
1440s'''
|
1440
|
1441
|
1442
|
1443
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1444
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1445
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1446
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1447
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1448
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1449
|-
|'''
1450s'''
|
1450
|
1451
|
1452
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1453
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1454
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1455
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1456
|
1457
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1458
|
1459
|-
|'''
1460s'''
|
1460
|
1461
|
1462
|
1463
|
1464
|
1465
|
1466
|
1467
|
1468
|
1469
|-
|'''
1470s'''
|
1470
|
1471
|
1472
|
1473
|
1474
|
1475
|
1476
|
1477
|
1478
|
1479
|-
|'''
1480s'''
|
1480
|
1481
|
1482
|
1483
|
1484
|
1485
|
1486
|
1487
|
1488
|
1489
|-
|'''
1490s'''
|
1490
|
1491
|
1492
|
1493
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1494
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1495
|
1496
|
1497
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1498
|
1499
|-
|'''
1500s'''
|
1500
|
1501
|
1502
|
1503
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1504
|
1505
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1506
|
1507
|
1508
|
1509
|}
af:15de eeu
ca:Segle XV
cs:15. stolet
da:15. rhundrede
de:15. Jahrhundert
es:Siglo XV
eo:15-a jarcento
fr:XVe sicle
fy:15e ieu
io:15ma yar-cento
it:XV secolo
ja:15世紀
ko:15세기
lb:15. Joerhonnert
nl:15e eeuw
no:15. rhundre
pl:XV wiek
pt:Sculo XV
ro:Secolul XV
ru:XV век
sl:15. stoletje
fi:1400-luku
sv:1400-talet
tr:15. yüzyıl
uk:15 століття
zh:15世纪
