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World history

By w.hewat
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Plauge

    Black Plauge
    The plauge was started and spread by infested fleas attached to rats
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Invention of the Printing Press
    A German inventor invented a printing press that processes books and newspapers.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Renaissance Era

    Renaissance Era
    began with the end of th Hundred Years War and the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1451

    Colubus

    Colubus
    Was a navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere.
  • Jan 1, 1496

    Soto's Expedition

    Soto's Expedition
    Was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States.
  • Jan 1, 1505

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    The mona lisa is one of the most famouse paintings in history.
  • Jan 1, 1512

    Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel
    it took him 5 years to paint 12000 square feet of the chapels ceiling.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    The Posting Of The 95 Theses

    The Posting Of The 95 Theses
    Martin Luther posted 95 things that he thought should change.
  • Nov 15, 1550

    The Peak of the Renaissance Era

    The Peak of the Renaissance Era
    During the peak of the Renaissance, painters focused more on people and landscapes, writers forcused on religion and politics, and jousting and theater was poplular for leisure.
  • Gunpowder Plots

    Gunpowder Plots
    Failed assassination attempt by a group of english captives against king james the first and the vi of scottland.
  • Galileo Invents the Telescope

    Galileo Invents the Telescope
    Galileo presented his telescopeto venice officials 400 years ago. It was made wood and leather like the original dutch made telescopes but his boosted viewing power to 8x magnification.
  • King James Bible Published

    King James Bible Published
    The King James Bible was England's authorized version of the bible translated from the original Hebrew and Greek languages into English.
  • Shakespear and cervantes die

    Shakespear and cervantes die
    they were both poets, authors, and playwrites.
  • Age of The Monarchs (1648-1789)

    Age of The Monarchs (1648-1789)
    Changes in the world view of European culture. For example natural science of Isaac Newton, psychology of John Lock, and politlical theories of Hobbs. 1648-1789
  • Beginning and End of Louis XVI Reign

    Beginning and End of Louis XVI Reign
    Louis XVI reigned as the King of France from 1774 until he was beheaded during the French Revolution in 1793.
  • Age Of Revolution (1775-1848)

    Age Of Revolution (1775-1848)
    The Age of Revolution was a time period experiencing a change of power from absolutism to a more free democratic government.
  • American Revolution (1775-1783)

    American Revolution (1775-1783)
    The states wanted freedom from Britain so they fought for it.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The Frech Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of political and scoial upheaval and warfare involving every other major European power.
  • Publishing of "The Rights of Man"

    Publishing of  "The Rights of Man"
    Book by Thomas Paine that asserts that human rights originate in Nature- rights cannot be granted politically.
  • Patatoe Famine

    Patatoe Famine
    It was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland
  • D-day

    D-day
    All the ally forcees stormed germany in attempt to end the war with them as well.
  • Enola Gay

    Enola Gay
    The B29 bomber droped 2 nukelear bombs on japan in attempt to end the war with them. The first did not work so we dropped the other.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Japennesse. droped bombs on us and the blew up our entire naval base in Hawaii. It killed and injured 2000 plus men.