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Period: Mar 26, 1375 to
Songhay Empire
The Songhay Empire was the largest and last of the three major pre-colonial empires to emerge in West Africa -
Period: Mar 26, 1394 to Mar 26, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Henry is most famous for the voyages of discovery that he organized and financed, which eventually led to the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and establishment of sea routes to the Indies. -
Feb 4, 1450
Beginning of Portuguese Slave Trade
Slave trading between Africa and Americas began. -
Period: Mar 26, 1451 to Mar 26, 1481
Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
Mehmed is most knwon for his seige of Constinople. -
Period: Mar 26, 1453 to
Ottoman Dynasty
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. -
Period: Mar 26, 1464 to Mar 26, 1492
Reign of Sunni Ali
When Sunni Ali Ber came to power, Songhay was a small kingdom in the western Sudan. But during his twenty-eight year reign, it grew into the largest, most powerful empire in West Africa. Sunni Ali ruled from horseback, leading his country while leading his army. He built a remarkable army-not farmers hastily pressed into service, but full time, professional soldiers, including a horse and camel cavalry with men in armor. -
Period: Mar 26, 1483 to
Safavid Dynasty
The period of the Safavids, the dynasty that took control of Persia in the early 16th century, its often considered the beginning of modern Persian history, just as the state they created is said to mark the genesis of the Persian nation-state. -
Period: Mar 26, 1483 to Mar 26, 1546
Martin Luther
Created protestant church, because he believed that faith was the source to enlightenment and that the Pope should not have complete power. -
Feb 4, 1487
Dias' Voyage into Indian Ocean
Dias is thought to be the first European to go around the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean. However, after rounding the cape, his crew forced him to turn around and return to Portugal. -
Sep 6, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Castilian Palos de la Frontera with three ships. The ships were property of Juan de la Cosa and the Pinzón brothers but the monarchs forced the Palos de la Frontera inhabitants to contribute to the expedition. Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, which were ruled by the Crown of Castile, where he restocked provisions and made repairs. -
Feb 6, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was agreed upon by the Spanish and the Portuguese to clear up confusion on newly claimed land in the New World. -
Period: Mar 26, 1509 to Mar 26, 1564
John Calvin
Started Calvinist religion (predestination) -
Period: Mar 26, 1519 to Mar 26, 1521
Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Cortez begins to conquer Mexico. -
Period: Mar 26, 1520 to Mar 26, 1566
Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent
Suleyman the Magnificent has been known as one of the greatest rulers of the Ottoman Empire. He is mostly remembered as a fierce conqueror of the Islamic religion. In Middle Eastern cultures, however, he is often referred to as a great builder. During his rule as sultan, the Ottoman Empire reached its peak in power and prosperity. -
Period: Mar 26, 1526 to
Mughal Dynasty
The Mughal Empire, or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power in the Indian subcontinent from about 1526 to 1757. The Mughal emperors were Muslims and direct descendants of Genghis Khan through Chagatai Khan and Timur. -
Feb 6, 1534
Foundation of Society of Jesus
A Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the people. Strongly committed to education and scholarship. -
Period: Mar 26, 1545 to Mar 26, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent played an important part in determining the outcome of the Counter-Reformation. Along with the part played by the Jesuits and certain individuals, the Council of Trent was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. But whether Trent represented a positive move by the Catholic Church remains contentious. -
Period: Mar 26, 1556 to
The Reign of Akbar
Akbar was only 14 years of age in 1556 when he succeeded his father Humayun. That year, a formidable anti-Mughal coalition, consisting mainly of Afghanis, tried to recapture northern India but lost its battle against the Mughals at Panipat. Mughal control over northern India was finally established. Akbar pursued a policy of vigorous expansion until his empire reached the greater part of the sub-continent north of the Godavari. He is also known for his tolerance of the Hindus. -
Period: Mar 26, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Astronomy, scientist, philosopher -
Period: Mar 26, 1572 to
Reign of Emperor
The Wanli emperor was a recluse whose apparent inattention to government affairs contributed to the abuses of power by provincial officials and other political figures that came to dominate that era of Chinese history. -
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada sailed from Spain in July 1588. The Spanish Armada's task was to overthrow protestant England lead by Queen Elizabeth I. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate was a feudal military dictatorship in Japan -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
In European history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of Europe, and, when it ended with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 -
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John Locke
John Locke was widely known as the Father of Classical Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers -
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Qing Dynasty
Last emperial dynasty of china -
Peace of Westphalia
Peace of Westphalia, the European settlements of 1648, which brought to an end the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch and the German phase of the Thirty Years’ War. The peace was negotiated, from 1644, in the Westphalian towns of Münster and Osnabrück. The Spanish-Dutch treaty was signed on Jan. 30, 1648. The treaty of Oct. 24, 1648, comprehended the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand III, the other German princes, France, and Sweden. England, Poland, Muscovy, and Turkey were the only Europ -
Establishment of 1st colony in Australia
Great Britain set up a conlony in Australia. -
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Seven Years War
A war between England and Prussia against France and Australia. -
Period: to
Haitian Revolution
In 1791, taking advantage of divisions among colonial rulers created by the roiling French Revolution, slaves on the French Caribbean island colony of Saint-Domingue, rose up, launching the only successful slave rebellion in recorded human history. -
End of British Slave trade
Slave trade ends in britain.
