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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

10. Earthquake rocks central China

A devastating earthquake caused massive damage in central China in 1556. More than 800,000 people were killed in the disaster.

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