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AP World History 1450C.E -1750C.E Timeline

By Sam7
  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to

    1450C.E - 1750 C.E

  • Prince Henry the Navigator
    Nov 13, 1460

    Prince Henry the Navigator

    Duke of Viseu he was known as Henry the Navigator he was an important figure of the early days he was responsible for the early developement of European exploration and maritime trade with other contients.
    Cause : launched the 1st European voyages fo exploration.
    Effect:
  • Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
    Nov 16, 1481

    Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror

    At the age of 14 he conquered constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire absorbing it administrative apparatus into the Ottaman state. he continued his conquests in asia with the Anatolian reunification and in Europe. he is regarded as a national hero in turkey.
  • Columbus first Voyage
    Nov 15, 1492

    Columbus first Voyage

    August 3, 1492 columbus departed from Castilian with three ships. Columbus first sailed to the canary islands in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of africa.
  • Columbian Exchange
    Nov 16, 1492

    Columbian Exchange

    Known as the Grand Exchange it was a wide spread exchange of animals plants culture desease and HUMANS. it followed after the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus. it was an exchange between America and Afro Eurasian Hemispheres.
  • Reign Of Sunni Ali
    Nov 16, 1492

    Reign Of Sunni Ali

    Sunni Ali first king of the Songhai Empire and under the infantry and cavalry many cities were captured. he built a fleet to patrol the niger river. it surpassed the hieght of the Mali Empire he drowned crossing the niger but they say he was killed by his sisters son.
  • Beginning of Portuguese Slave Trade
    Jan 1, 1500

    Beginning of Portuguese Slave Trade

    slavery was a major ecnomic and social institution in europe during the classical era. slaves were shipped their neck were fastened with chained padlocks. portuguese owners could whip chain and pour burning hot wax and fat onto their skins and punish them any ways they wished aslong a the slave did not die.
  • Dias Voyage into Indian Ocean
    Jan 16, 1500

    Dias Voyage into Indian Ocean

    Bartolomue Dias was a navigator and Explorer he was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
  • Spanish Conquest of Mexico
    Apr 21, 1519

    Spanish Conquest of Mexico

    the invasion began in feb, 1519 the spanish conquistadors captured Tenochtitlan the capital of the Aztec empire. Cortez leader of the conquistadors allied with city states around the Aztec empire and had a bloody battle. Cortez and his men won by killing their ruler. later Aztecs planned a huge attack on the spanish that was called the Noche Triste cortez had to fight his way out of the Capital City. later that year they returned with reinforcements killing off the rest of the Aztec Empire.
  • Moctezma
    Jun 29, 1520

    Moctezma

    Moctezuma he ruled Tenochtitlan reigning from 1502 to 1520. during his riegn he had his first contact with Mesoamerica and Europeans he was later killed in the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
  • Mughal Empire
    Jan 1, 1526

    Mughal Empire

    it ran from the 15th century to the 18th century. it ended in several generations of conflicts between rival warlords. the empire descended from one of the worlds greatest conquerors Genghis Chan. Genghis Chan never wanted to create an Empire he was just looking for his wife who was kidnapped by resulted in creating the Monghal Empire.
  • Council of Trent
    Nov 16, 1563

    Council of Trent

    it was Ecumenical Council of the roman Catholic Church, it was considered to be one of the most inportant councils, it started in Trent between Dec 13, 1545 and Dec 4, 1563.
  • Martin Luther
    Feb 18, 1564

    Martin Luther

    German priest professor of theology and important figure of the protestant Reformation. he strongly argued about the claim that freedom from gods punishment for sin could be purchased with money.
  • John Calvin
    May 27, 1564

    John Calvin

    a french theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. he began the developement of the system of christian theology later called Calvinism.
  • reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
    Sep 30, 1566

    reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

    "The Lawgiver" longest reigning Emperor of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to his death in 1566. he completely reconstruction of the Ottoman legal system he became the prominent monarch of the 16th century Europe presiding oveer the Ottoman Empire military,political,and economic power.
  • Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman Empire

    it reached its peak at 1590 covering parts of Asia eruope and africa. During the 16th and 17th century the ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world. an Islamic Empire.
  • Songhia Empire

    Songhia Empire

    was a state located in western Africa From the early 15th to 16th century. Songhia was one of the largest islamic empires ever.
  • Tokugawa Shogunate

    Tokugawa Shogunate

    was a fuedal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Leyasu and ruled by the Shoguns . it was the period known as the Edo period it gets it name from its capital city Edo which is now tokyo.he ruled from 1600 to 1868 until he was abolished.
  • Reign of Akbar

    Reign of Akbar

    timurd Descent the son of Emperor Humayun and the Grandson of the Mugal emperor. at the end of his reign in 1605 the mughal Empire coverd most of northern and central India he appreciated having a liberal out look on all faiths and beliefs and during his era culture and art reached a high place than his predecessors.
  • Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei

    was an italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and pilosopher who played a majpr role in the Scientific Revolution.
  • Manchus Empire

    Manchus Empire

    it was part of the Qing Dynasty.located on the mainland of china until 1949
  • Qing Dynasty

    Qing Dynasty

    Last imperial dynasty of China ruling from 1644 to 1912. it proceded the ming and the repubic of china.
  • Thirty Years' War

    Thirty Years' War

    was a series of war fought in central europe involving all of the country one of the most disructive wars in European history the reason for the wars were mostly on between the Protestant and Catholics Church. destroyed entire regiens and disease decreased European population.
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

    ruled the Tsardom of russia and later Russian Empire from 7 May until april 1682 after his death. his half brother ended up ruling after.
  • England's Glorious Revolution

    England's Glorious Revolution

    the Revolution of 1688 or the Bloodless Revolution is what they call this Revolution was called it wasnt a battle were lives were lost it was a war between Paralament and their Monarchy. it was a War of Politics!
  • John Locke

    John Locke

    known to be the father of classical liberalism,he was an english philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers.
  • Russian Empire

    Russian Empire

    state that existed from 1721 until the Russian revolution of 1917 the short ruling empire turn into the Soviet Union
  • Safavid Empire

    Safavid Empire

    one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. it ruled one of the greatest persian empires after the muslim conquest of persia.established the Twelver school fo shi'a Islam the offical religion and marked one of the most important turing points in muslim history.