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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are fought
The Crusades fought to Claim Juraslem back. They were claiming it back from the Muslims for Chirstianity. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 years War begins
Englands King Edward III refused to pay homage to King Phillip IV of france. This Started a war that lasted "100 years". -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
This was a very terrible disease that had a lot of impact. This diasese alone killed 25 million people -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
The Ming Dynasty was one of the longest dynasties that existed. It lasted over 250 years and was the dynasty that followed the Yuan Dynasty. -
Period: Oct 17, 1405 to Oct 17, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
Commanded a fleet of trading vessels during the Ming Dynasty Reign. Some voyages went as far as africa. -
Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
She was accused of many crimes. Later they relized that she was accused of these falsely, but she had already been killed. They now declare her a martyr. -
Sep 25, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed led his troups to conquer Constantinople. They succeded and it became one of the most powerful empires. -
Oct 17, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
He created the first printing press. It was used to publish Martin Luthers 95 theses. The first mass production was the German Bible -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Was trying to find a quicker route to Asia by sailing West. Did not reach Asia, instead found new land to conquer. -
Oct 17, 1492
Jews, Gypsies and moors expelled from Spain
They had to convert to christianity or be expelled from Spain. Over 80,000 converted there beliefs. -
Sep 25, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
A poruguese explorer that lead 4 ships to land in calicut india. He was the first one to reach there by the Atlantic Ocean. -
Period: Oct 17, 1500 to
Slave Trade across Atlantic
Slave trade across the atlantic was similar to a triangle. It would start by shipping salves to America. America would send goods to Europe and then europe would supply good to africa. Repeating the process. Slaves had very bad conditions through transportation. -
Period: Oct 17, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
One of the most significant empires in Persia during its time period. The main language/customs they followed were muslum -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the "New World"
The New world refered to the land mass columbus had come across trying to sail west to reach asia faster. Christerpher named the land San Salvador, but it was later changed by writer Martin Waldseemuller to America. -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1506
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Leonardo painted one of the most recognized paintings today. He mainly used a fresco style of painting during his time. -
Oct 17, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
He painted this Chapel. He decided to paint. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Unhappy with what the Pope was doing, posted 95 Theses that wanted to change the beliefs of the church. He was nailed to the door of the church for speaking against the pope -
Oct 17, 1519
Magellan starts his around the world trip
Ferdinand Magellan set sail with 250 men trying to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan died before he could finish they voyage. 8 men returned to spain being the first to circumnavigate the globe. -
Oct 17, 1526
Mughal Empire Begins
The Mughal Empire was founded. During this empire many advances in technology and astronomy. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
Henry could not get his mariage anulled so he founded the Anglican church to break away from the Catholic church. He married 6 times until he had a boy, who soon died after taking the throne -
Oct 17, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Fransico Pizarro invaded the inca empire and captured the ruler Atalpua. He killed Atalpua and took place as ruler of the empire. -
Oct 17, 1543
Copernicus publishes Heliocentric Theory
Copernicus wanted to publish his heliocentric theory. The only people that published were the churches, his theory was not approved by the church and he was expeditited. -
Period: Oct 17, 1545 to Oct 17, 1563
Councel of Trent
Was a Roman Catholic Church. Promoted by the Reformation -
Period: Oct 17, 1556 to
Phillip II rules Spain
He ruled spain in the "Golden Age". Through out his reign though he faced bankruptcy, and the economy declined. It was a disasterous decade. -
Oct 17, 1558
Elizabeth I Rules Spain
Took the throne after Queen Mary died. During her rain passed Supremacy Act splitting England from Rome once more. -
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Age of Enlightenment
In Europe they were pushing cultural beliefs and ideals during this period. Pushed individualism over tradition. -
Jamestown Colony in Virginia founded
Christopher Newport from enland founded the jamestown colony along the james river. The location was originally picked because it was a good defensive postition -
Louis XIV becomes king of France
Not much older than a todler he succeded his father to the throne. During his reign his subjects underwent poverty and starvation duing a war to overthrow the young king. -
Qing Dynasty begins in China
Hobbes was a philosipher who wrote Leviathan based on his moral and political philosophies. -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
He pushed for the execution of charles, and in turn became the effective leader of England for about 5 years. -
Peter I (the Great) becomes Czar
Peter changed culture in many ways. Reformed the way people viewed things. -
Period: to
Catherine the Great rules Russia
Most commonly known for the longest Female reign as the leader of Russia. She was the leader for 24 years until her death. -
U.S constituion ratified
The Bill of rights was introduced to meet more of what the people demanded. The public had scrutinized the document until 9 states had agreed and the constitution became ratified. -
French Revolution Begins
The French citizens worked on overthrowing there monarchy and reshaping the landscape of there country. They wanted to put in play there new ideas and more politcal freedom. -
Reign of Terror begins
During this reign of terror there were many protests and exucutions that took place. This took place after the French Revelution and is a result of differenciating views. -
Naploeon becomes Emperor
Napoleon became emperor and many wars were waged against him. He was a military stratagist and had a very battle heavy mindset during his emperor reign. -
Naploeon defeated @ Waterloo
The Duke of Wellington had defeated Napoleon at the battle of waterloo in Belgium. This ended Napoleons era and started a new one. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
