AP Euro First Semester Timeline By Siamak_Erami Period: Nov 21, 1394 to Nov 21, 1460 Life of Henry "the Navigator" Period: Nov 21, 1400 to Nov 21, 1650 Re-emergence of serfdom in Eastern Europe Nov 21, 1415 European exploration and control of overseas territory Period: Nov 20, 1420 to Nov 20, 1485 Flow of Balkan slaves to Eastern and Western Mediterranean Period: Nov 20, 1422 to Nov 20, 1461 Charles VII revives France and monarchy Period: Nov 20, 1434 to Nov 20, 1494 Medici family in power in Florence Nov 21, 1450 Ottoman Turks Become new problem for explorers Nov 20, 1454 Ivention of movable type Period: Nov 21, 1462 to Nov 21, 1505 Reign of Ivan III in Russia Nov 20, 1469 Marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Argon Nov 20, 1477 Union of Burgandy and Habsburg dynasties Period: Nov 21, 1492 to Nov 21, 1570 After the arrival of Columbus population of Hispaniola greatly decline Nov 20, 1494 Invasion of Italy by Charles VIII of France Period: Nov 20, 1500 to Nov 20, 1527 High Renaissance (Leonardo, Raphael,Michealangelo) Nov 21, 1503 Amerigo Vespucci first cumented description of a continent other than Asia Nov 20, 1506 Pope Julius II begins work on Saint Peter's Basilica Period: Nov 20, 1508 to Nov 20, 1512 Michealangelo paints ceiling of Sistine Chapel Nov 20, 1517 Martin Luther "Ninety-five Theses on the Power of Indulgences" Nov 21, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan was ordered by Charles V to find direct route to Asia Nov 20, 1521 Diet of Worms Period: Nov 20, 1521 to Nov 20, 1555 Charles V's wars against Valois kings Nov 20, 1525 Peasants Revolt in Germany Period: Nov 21, 1533 to Nov 21, 1584 Reign of Ivan the Terrible in Russia Period: Nov 21, 1540 to Nov 21, 1690 Sicentific Revolution Nov 20, 1541 John Calvin, Genevan Catechism Nov 21, 1543 Coppernicus,"On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" Period: Nov 20, 1545 to Nov 20, 1563 Council of Trent Nov 21, 1547 Oviedos General History of the Indies (eyewitness account of plants, animals and people) Nov 20, 1555 Peace of Augsburg Nov 20, 1555 Peace of Augsburg offcially recognizes Lutheranism Nov 21, 1559 Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis ended Habsburg-Valois Period: Nov 21, 1560 to Nov 21, 1589 Catherine de' Medici wanted civil and religious peace Period: Nov 21, 1564 to Nov 21, 1642 Life of Galileo Period: Nov 21, 1568 to Nov 21, 1578 Civil war in the Netherlands Period: Nov 21, 1571 to Nov 21, 1630 Life of Kepler Aug 24, 1572 Saint Bartholowmew's Day massacre Nov 21, 1581 Union of Utrecht declared independence from Spain Nov 21, 1587 Queen of Scots beheaded Nov 21, 1588 Spanish Armada defeated Period: Nov 21, 1589 to Nov 21, 1610 Henry IV in France Nov 21, 1598 Published Edict of Nantes Nov 21, 1602 Dutch East India Company founded Nov 21, 1608 Protestant Union Period: Nov 21, 1618 to Nov 21, 1648 Thirty Years' War Nov 21, 1620 Habsburg crush protestantism in Bohemia Period: Nov 21, 1620 to Nov 21, 1740 Growth of absolutism in Austria and Prussia Nov 21, 1635 Birth of French Academy Period: Nov 21, 1640 to Nov 21, 1688 Reign of Fredrick William in Prussia Period: Nov 21, 1650 to Nov 21, 1790 Growth of Atlantic economy Period: Nov 21, 1650 to Nov 21, 1850 aggricultural improvement and revolution Period: Nov 21, 1651 to Nov 21, 1663 British Navigation Acts Nov 21, 1652 Nikon reforms russian Orthodox Church Nov 21, 1660 Restoration of English monarchy under Charles II Nov 21, 1662 Royal Society of London founded Period: Nov 21, 1665 to Nov 21, 1683 Jean_Baptiste Colbert applies mercantilism to France Period: Nov 21, 1670 to Nov 21, 1671 Cossack revolt led by Razin Period: Nov 21, 1680 to Nov 21, 1750 Construction of Baroque palaces Period: Nov 21, 1683 to Nov 21, 1718 Habsburg defend Vienna and win war with Ottaman Turks Nov 21, 1685 Edict of Nantes revoked Nov 21, 1687 Newton, "Principia and law of universal gravitation" Period: Nov 21, 1688 to Nov 21, 1689 Glorious Revolution in England Nov 21, 1690 Locke essay concerning human understanding Period: Nov 21, 1690 to Nov 21, 1780 The Enlightenment Period: Nov 21, 1694 to Nov 21, 1778 Life of Voltaire Period: Nov 21, 1700 to Nov 21, 1789 Growth of book publishing Period: Nov 21, 1700 to Nov 21, 1790 Height of Atlantic slave trade Period: Nov 21, 1700 to Nov 21, 1790 Expansion of rural industry in Europe Period: Nov 21, 1701 to Nov 21, 1713 War of the Spanish Succession Nov 21, 1702 Peter the Great found St. Petersburg Nov 21, 1713 Peace of Utrecht Period: Nov 21, 1713 to Nov 21, 1740 Growth of the Prussian military Nov 21, 1715 Death of Louis XIV Period: Nov 21, 1720 to Nov 21, 1780 Rococo style in art and decoration Period: Nov 21, 1720 to Nov 21, 1789 Growth of European population Period: Nov 21, 1720 to Nov 21, 1780 Government-run foundling homes established Period: Nov 21, 1721 to Nov 21, 1722 Bubonic plague Period: Nov 21, 1740 to Nov 21, 1780 Salons led by elite women Period: Nov 21, 1740 to Nov 21, 1780 Reign of Maria Theresa in Austria Period: Nov 21, 1740 to Nov 21, 1786 Reign of Fredrick the Great in Prussia Period: Nov 21, 1750 to Nov 21, 1790 Enlightened absolutist Period: Nov 21, 1750 to Nov 21, 1790 Rise of economic liberalism Period: Nov 21, 1750 to Nov 21, 1850 Illegitamicy explosion Period: Nov 21, 1751 to Nov 21, 1765 Diderot and d'alembert "Encyclopedia" Nov 21, 1757 Madame Ducoudrai, "manual on the art of childbirth" Period: Nov 21, 1760 to Nov 21, 1815 Height of parlimentary enclosure in England Nov 21, 1762 Rousseau "The social contract" Period: Nov 21, 1775 to Nov 21, 1783 American Revolution Period: Nov 21, 1789 to Nov 21, 1799 French Revolution Nov 21, 1796 Jenner performs first small pox vacination Period: Nov 21, 1799 to Nov 21, 1815 Napoleonic Era