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Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa in the fifteenth century. -
Jan 1, 1441
Beginning of Portuguese slave trade
Prince Henry established the first slave trade market in 1445. The Portuguese saw that they needed more help to grow their crops in the colonies since the Amerindians were dying off due to disease-- hence they needed to import slaves from somewhere else, which happened to be Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1451 to Jan 1, 1481
Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
Great military leader, sultan (Muslim sovereign) of Ottoman empire from 1444-1446 AND 1451-1481. -
Period: Jan 1, 1453 to
Ottoman Dynasty
Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia. -
Period: Jan 1, 1464 to Jan 1, 1492
Reign of Sunni Ali
Ruler of Songhai dynasty, conqueror. -
Period: Jan 1, 1464 to
Songhai Empire
Songhai is a people, language, kingdom, and empire in western Sudan in West Africa. At its height in the sixteenth century, the Muslim Empire stretched from the Atlantic to the land of the Hausa and was a major player in the trans-Saharan trade. -
Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther
German monk known for straight forwardly questioning the Catholic Church, and baccidentally beginning the Reformation. Did not agree with indulgences, published 95 theses and offended the church and was banished from the church, thus forming Lutheranism, a religion consisting of his own beliefs that slavation is by faith alone. -
Aug 1, 1487
Dias' voyage into Indian Ocean
Sent by Portuguese King John II to explore east coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
Columbus left to find an easier, shorter sea route to India than the difficult one existing at that time. He accidentally came across the Caribbean, and thought it was India. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Agreement between Spain and Portugal that settled conflicts over lands discovered/ explored by Christopher Columbus/other late 15th-century voyagers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1502 to
Safavid dynasty
Iranian kingdom established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi’ite state. -
Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564
John Calvin
Influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Founder of Calvinism, -
Jan 1, 1519
Spanish conquest of Mexico
Hernan Cortes conquered Aztec capital with 600 men. The natives thought that he was sent by one of their gods, Quetzalcoatl, as that god had promised them he'd come back to save them just before the world ended. -
Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1566
Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
10th and ongest reigning Sultan of Ottoman empire, reigning for 46 years. He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean. -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Dynasty
Muslim state exercising dominion over
most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. -
Jan 1, 1540
Foundation of Society of Jesus
Founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534. Strongly committed to education, theological scholarship, and missionary work. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent met in three sessions in an effort to distinguish proper Catholic doctrines from the heresies of the Protestant beliefs. These meetings of the council played a key role in the reformation of the Catholic Church. Key part of reformation, worked to abolish abuses of Catholic church. -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Reign of Akbar
Important ruler of Mughal Dynasty that helped empire triple in size and wealth. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Scientist known for challenging religion with science, and inventing the telescope. Discovered sunspots. Discovered moon is not perfectly round. Discovered other panets had moons. Condemned by Catholic church for challening God with science. -
Period: Jan 1, 1572 to
Reign of Emperor Wanli
Basially careless ruler who ruled over the time the Ming dynasty fell. -
Spanish Armada
Powerful navy from Spain, intended to invade England to edn English aggressions opposing the colonies. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. -
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Thirty Years War
Series of European conflicts,involved most European countries. Began in Holy Roman Empire, consisted of military as well as political conflicts. -
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John Locke
English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism" and greatly believed in individualism (each human is unique and deserves freedom) -
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Qing Dynasty
Empire established in China by Manchus who overthrew the Ming Empire. -
Peace of Westphalia
Series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years War -
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Seven Years War
A.K.A French and Indian war, England declared war on France. Resolved by Treaty of Paris, France lost Canada and gave Lousiana to Spain. -
Establishment of 1st colony in Australia
Englishman Lieutenant James Cook claimed the east coaast of Australia because he was told to by King George III from England. -
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Haitian Revolution
Slave revolt that later gave Haiti it's independence. (Officially recognized as independent in 1862.) Firstly known as St. Domingue, this French colony was a slave-based sugar and coffee industries that had been very successful, and by the 1760s it had become the most profitable colony in the Americas. -
End of the British salve trade
Slave Trade act ended slavry in all British colonies, and only British colonies. Did not abolish slavery, just limited it.
