1450 C.E 1750 C.E

By Andylyn
  • Period: Feb 9, 1300 to

    Ottoman Dynasty (book's given span)

    The longest lived post-Mongol Muslim empire, It resembles the centralized monarchies of europe.
    I'm using the full timespan given by the book on page 548, instead of the timespan it talks about it.
  • Feb 11, 1427

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    (1394-1460) devoted life promoting exploration.
  • Period: Feb 3, 1450 to

    Time line's span

    Do not come out of this span!
  • Feb 7, 1488

    Dias' Voyage into Indian Ocean

    First voyage/explorer to round the southern tip of Africa and enter the Indian ocean.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus's First Voyage

    Only after convicing the Queen and by default, the King, was he given the funds to begin his voyage accross the ocean.
  • Period: Feb 10, 1502 to

    Safavid Empire

    an Iranian kingdom with traditional custom/ Shi'ite mixed religion.
  • Feb 9, 1516

    Martin Luther

    (1483-1546) Luther objected to the sale of indulgences and how it seemed that forgivness could be bought; he beleved that salvation lay in faith. His uncovering of the church's corrupton fueled the reformation.
  • Period: Feb 9, 1526 to

    Mughal Dynasty

  • Feb 9, 1536

    John Calvin

    )1509-1564) Calvin published 'The Istitutes of the Christian Religion' and went a step further beyond Luther's ideals by adding "predestination" to Luther's faith.
  • Feb 10, 1540

    Foundation of the Society of Jesus

    The Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, was founded by a spanish nobleman and considered one of the most important events of The Catholic Reformation since it supported the Protestants with converts through overseas missions.
  • Feb 10, 1543

    Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

    (1520-1566) presided over the greatest Ottoman assault on Christian Europe, expelled the Knights of the Hospital of St. John, laid seige to Vienna, and conqured Belgrade.
  • Feb 3, 1550

    Beginning of Portuguese Slave Trade

    Protuguese began to enslave Amerindians captured in war or from villages.
    pg 498
  • Feb 7, 1554

    Council of Trent

    1545-1563
  • Feb 10, 1580

    Reign of Akbar

    (1556-1605) Okay, he was smart but had unpredictable moods, He established the central administration for the Mughal Empire.
  • Songhay Empire

  • Galileo Galilei

    (1564-1642) Galilei built a telescope through which he examined the heavens and made discoveries, like irregularness of planets, that would challene the ideals of Aristotelians.
  • Period: to

    Quing Dynasty

  • Seven year's war

    (1756-1763) Fronteir conflict between French and British forces and their Amerindan allies.
  • Haitian Revolution

  • Establishment of the first colony in Austrailia

  • Spainish armada

  • Thirty' Years War

  • Tokugawa Shogunate

  • Treaty of Tordesillas

  • Peace of Westphalia

  • Reign of Emperor Wanli

  • Reign of Sunni Ali

  • Spanish Conquest of Mexico