1500s Notable Events

1. English fleet and bad weather cripple Spanish Armada

2. Glory of Rome restored after 1527 raid

3. Protestant churches arise in Europe

4. Ottoman Empire continues to expand

5. Spanish topple Aztec Empire

6. Inca Empire falls to conquistadors

7. Mughal Empire takes over much of southern Asia

8. New World populations devastated by disease

9. Russia's Ivan IV terrorizes his people

10. Earthquake rocks central China

4. Ottoman Empire continues to expand

The Ottoman Empire, the richest and most powerful empire in Europe and the Middle East, launched many successful conquests in the 1500's. Under the great leader, Sultan Suleiman I, the Ottomans expanded into Hungary, northern Africa, and the east coast of the Red Sea.

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