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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Cusades are fought
The first Crusades were fought in 1096, because christians from Europe responded to the pope's "plea" to go to war against muslim forces in their " Holy land" -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
Renaissance stands for " Re-birth" It was Cultural movement that occured roughly from the 14th to the 17th century. Some people believe that the Renaissance was an advance from the "Middle ages" -
Jan 1, 1337
100 Year War begins
The Black Death started the Renaissance, and the Northern Renaissance spread through trade of goods, art, literature and documents traveled. -
Jan 1, 1341
Black Death begins in Europe
The Black Death also known as " The Plague" was an illness that caused deat. The Plague was spread through trading ships with the rats which killed 25 million people. -
Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
Zheng He was considered the "admiral of china" and comtemporary to columbus -
Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Joan was considered the Heroine of France. She was put on trial on a various amout of charges, and was declared guilty so on May, 30 1431, she was killed, at the age of 19. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
Ottomans saw themselves as "Ghazis" or "warriors of the Islamic faith"". Ottomans enslaved christian boys from conquered areas, and by the 1400's they controlled most of the balkan peninsula. -
Jan 1, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg- printing press
The Gutenberg printing press was a wooden, then later metal moving type of printing, Which brought downt the price of printing. Credited with writing the first book using this movable type. -
Period: Jan 1, 1468 to
Ming Dynasty in China
The Ming dynasty in China was a major Dynasty that ruled china between the 14th and 17th century, Marked as a great expansion -
Jan 1, 1492
Jews, Gypsies, & Moors expelled from spain
They turned Christian whether, forced or voluntarily. Christians were not aloud into professional jobs, like a doctor or ships captain. -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbus had 3 ships : The Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María. Convincing the King and Queen of spain finance his voyage he departed the mainland of spain on August 3rd, 1492. -
Jan 1, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Da gama sailed from Libson on a mission to reach India. His expedition had lots of stops in Africa before actually reaching the trading post in India. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Slave Trade across Atlantic
The slave trade was the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves, -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
One of the most significant dynasties. Considered the beginning of modern persian history. -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the "new world"
The " New world" has to do with columbus finding the "americas" and the trading systems. -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Sep 28, 1506
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Da vinci was an italian painter, polymath and skulpture and his painting the Mona Lisa is a portrait of a woman -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine chapel
Michelangelo was a Painter, skulpter and one of the greatest artists of the italian renassiance. Some of Mihelangelos work was demonstrated as a blend of psychological insight, physical realism and intensity never seen before! -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Thesis
Martin Luther was a german friar, and a catholic priest. He wrote the 95 theses challenging the teachings of catholic churches. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "Around the world" trip
Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who planned the spanish expedition to the west indies that resulted in the first circumnavigation around the world -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
The Mughal Empire was a self-designated empire.The empire extended over large parts of the subcontinental. Was ruled by a dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII founds Angilican Church
Henry was appalled by the Catholic church because they wouldn't grant him the divorce he wanted. he decided to create the Anglican church.. a Christianity based religion between Catholicism and Protestantism -
Jan 1, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Pizarro killed Atahuallpa the 13th, the last emeror of the Inca Empire. Pizarro was the son of a spanish man who worked as a swideherder in his youth. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Copernicus's heliocentric theory said that the sun was in the center of the earth and it is a astrinomical model -
Period: Jan 1, 1543 to Jan 1, 1564
Council of Trent
The Council of trent was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation. -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Phillip II rules Spain
He was king of spain, and when he was married He was also prince consort of england and ireland -
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth was Queen until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen -
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Age of Enlightment
A cultural movement of intellectual beginnings. Emphasizes individualism tather than tradition -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia founded
James town was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
Louis XIV becomes king of France
He was known as the " Sun King" He was a monarch ofthe house of Bourbon which was ruled as a king of frand and he served asking until he died -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of china, which was overthrown by revolutionaries -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
Oliver was in the english military and was a political leader and then was a lord protector of the commonwealth of Scotland, England, and Ireland -
Peter I ( the Great ) becomes Czar
Peter Ruled The Em[ire iof Tsardom of Russia and then the Russan empire. He was Czar until he died. -
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
Catherine the Great was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia and ruled until her death. -
French Revolution begins
The French revolution was the event after the 18th century that ended the thousand year rule of kings in france and established the nation as republic. -
U.S. Constitution is ratified
The U.S. Constitution was the supreme law of the U.S.A. these were orginally comrising the 7 articles of government. -
Reign of Terror begins
The Reign of terror was a time period where violence struck out and
occured after the french revolution -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Emperor of the French was the title used by the Bonapartes starting when Napoleon Bonaparte was given the title Emperor. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
The Waterloo fight took place in Belgum in 1815 which marked the final defeat of the French military leader and Emperor Napoleon -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
The Tokugawa Shogunate was the time period when Japan ended Isolantonist foreign policies.
