1450 CE-1750 CE

  • Period: Feb 9, 1299 to

    Ottoman Dynasty

    the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I.
  • Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    He was an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and the Age of Discoveries in total.
  • Period: Feb 9, 1450 to

    1450 C.E.- 1750 C.E.

  • Feb 9, 1482

    Beginning of Portuguese slave trade

    Portuguese were the first to establish a lasting commercial tie between Europe and Western Africa because of religious, political and commercial reasons. Some scholars believe the Portuguese wanted to be the middlemen in the trade between Asia and Europe.
  • Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546

    Martin Luther

    He was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus' first voyage

    Christopher Columbus departed mainland Spain on August 3, 1492. He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María.
  • Feb 9, 1498

    Dias' voyage into Indian Ocean 1487-1488

    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.
  • Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564

    John Calvin

    He 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.
  • Period: Feb 9, 1526 to

    Mughal dynasty

    A muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century, after which it continued to exist as a considerably reduced and increasingly powerless entity until the mid-19th century.
  • Feb 9, 1540

    Foundation of Society of Jesus

    As has been explained under the title "Ignatius Loyola", the founder began his self-reform, and the enlistment of followers, entirely prepossessed with the idea of the imitation of Christ, and without any plan for a religious order or purpose of attending to the needs of the days.
  • Feb 9, 1545

    Council of Trent 1545-1563

    19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church (1545–63), highly important for its sweeping decrees on self-reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants. Despite internal strife, external dangers, and two lengthy interruptions, the council played a vital role in revitalizing the Roman Catholic church in many parts of Europe.
  • Feb 9, 1556

    Reign of Abkar 1556-1605

  • Period: Feb 15, 1564 to

    Galileo Galilei

    He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
  • Feb 10, 1572

    Reign of Emperor Wanli 1572- 1620

  • Spanish Armada 1585- 1604

    A fleet of ships sent from Spain to conquer England in 1588.
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    Thirty Years' War

    A series of wars principally fought in Central Europe, involving most of the countries of Europe.[10] It was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, and one of the longest continuous wars in modern history.
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    John Locke

    John Locke was an Oxford scholar, medical researcher and physician, political operative, economist and idealogue for a revolutionary movement, as well as being one of the great philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century.
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    Qing Dynasty

    The Quin Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
  • Peace of Westphalia

    was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the independence of the Dutch Republic.
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    Thirty Years' War

    The last major conflict before the French Revolution to involve all the great powers of Europe. Generally, France, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia were aligned on one side against Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain on the other.
  • Establishment of the First colony in Austrailia

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    Haitian Revolution

    The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic.
  • End of British slave trade

    The British slave trade abolition bill was given Royal Assent on March 25, 1807. This of course was a remarkable achievement but as we all know, the British effort did not halt the abominable traffic in African bodies.
  • Spanish conquest of Mexico

    One of the most significant events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The invasion began in February 1519, and was declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish conquistadors and Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.