Meanwhile…

The Kangxi Emperor consolidates the power of the Qing Empire

circa 1683

wars and competition with England

1652-1784

Jesuit Missions Spread Catholicism to Asia and the Americas

mid-1500s to 1700s

Sikhism Founded by Guru Nanak's Successors Institutionalized

1604-1699

the peak of the Golden Age

rond 1670

Strengthened monopoly on the cinnamon trade in Ceylon

rond 1675-1680

Manor houses and country estates of the colonial elite

ca. 1680 n.Chr.

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution

ca. 1450 – 1700

The invention of calculus

circa 1670-1684

Capoeira develops among enslaved Africans in Brazil

around the 16th to 19th century

First European Contact and Early Written Accounts of Haka

1642–1770

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden