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Ottoman Empire definition. An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. It was succeeded in the 1920s by the present-day republic of Turkey. At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire included many parts of southeastern Europe and the Middle East.
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The Songhai Empire was relatively big, and pushed its domination into the Sahara from the south. They had brought in their wealth from the trans-saharan traded and was ruled by an indigenous Muslim dynasty. Invaded by the North Western kingdom of Morocco whcich overpowered the Songhai's army.
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Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu, better known as Henry the Navigator, was an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and the Age of Discoveries in total. He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and maritime trade with other continents.
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They transported slaves over sea and many died on the ride.
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Had ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to September 1446, then again from February 1451 to 1481. Also had conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. He founded many universities and colleges in the city (some still in use).Recognized as the first Sultan to codify criminal and constitutional law.
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Sonni Ali, also known as Sunni Ali Ber or "Sunni Ali", was born Ali Kolon. He reigned from about 1464 to 1492. Sunni Ali was the first king of the Songhai Empire, located in west Africa and the 15th ruler of the Sonni dynasty.
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Martin Luther OSA was a German monk, Catholic priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of a reform movement in 16th century Christianity, subsequently known as the Protestant Reformation.
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Dias departed circa August 1487, rounding the southernmost tip of Africa in January, 1488. The Portuguese (possibly Dias himself) named this point of land the Cape of Good Hope.
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resulted in the discovery of america
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Founded by Ignatius of Loyola, and Spanish nobleman, that helped to stem the Protestant help and win back some adherent through their teaching and preaching. The activities of this new religious order were very important to the Catholic Reformation.
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Safavid Iran was one of the Islamic "gunpowder empires", along with its neighbours, the Ottoman and Mughal empires. The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safaviyya Sufi order, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Azerbaijan region.
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John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.
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Cortés allied with a number of the tributaries and rivals of the Aztecs, including the Totonacs, and the Tlaxcaltecas.They had overrun the Aztec Civilization, whose popuation had decreased due to the disease of smallpox outbreak.
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One of the greatest rulers of the Ottoman Empire remembered as a fierce conqueror of the Islamic Religion and while he was sultan, the Ottoman Empire reached it’s peak and prosperity.
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The Mughal Empire, self-designated as Gurkani, was an empire extending over large parts of the Indian subcontinent and ruled by a dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin.
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Founded by Ignatius of Loyola, and Spanish nobleman, that helped to stem the Protestant help and win back some adherent through their teaching and preaching. The activities of this new religious order were very important to the Catholic Reformation.
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It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils.
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Akbar was 13 years old when he inherited the Mughal throne. Was a descendant of Ghengis Khan.Significantly influenced art and culture in the country.He took great interest in the art of painting, and since that he had the walls of his palaces adorned with murals.
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the thirteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. His era name means "Ten thousand calendars". Born Zhu Yijun, he was the Longqing Emperor's third son. His rule of forty-eight years (1572-1620) was the longest in the Ming dynasty and it witnessed the steady decline of the dynasty.
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Galileo Galilei, often known mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution.
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The Spanish fleet sailing against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia intending to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England, ending her involvement in the Spanish Netherlands.
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Had established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family.This period of time was known as the Edo period (named after capital city, Edo, Which is now modern day Tokyo)
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Time period of when European countries were on the search for power. Caused a loss of population as well as an economic decline.
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John Locke FRS, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism".
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the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917.
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The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster.
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A war fought in the middle of the eighteenth century between the German kingdom of Prussia, supported by Britain, and an alliance that included Austria, France, and Russia. Prussia and Britain won, and their victory greatly increased their power.
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the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney to establish the penal colony of New South Wales in 1788 to the European exploration of the continent and establishment of other colonies and the beginnings of autonomous democratic government.
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a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti. The Haitian Revolution was the only slave revolt which led to the founding of a state.
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it was banned in 1807 but finaly abolished in 1838
