B3 World History 1906-1867 By deleolil Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1297 Crusades are fought Jan 1, 1300 Renaissance begins Jan 1, 1337 100 years war begins Jan 1, 1347 Black Death begins in Europe Period: Jan 1, 1367 to Jan 1, 1644 Ming Dynasty in China Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433 Voyages of Zheng He Jan 1, 1412 Joan of Arc Jan 1, 1453 Ottomans conquer Constantinople Jan 1, 1455 Johanne Gutenberg - printing press Jan 1, 1492 Jews, gypsiies & moor expelled from Spain Jan 1, 1492 !st Voyage of columbus Jan 1, 1498 Da Gama lands in India Period: Jan 1, 1501 to Jan 1, 1722 Safavid Empire Jan 1, 1502 Naming of the "new worlds" Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 theses Jan 1, 1534 Henry VIII founds Anglican Church Period: Jan 1, 1556 to Jan 1, 1598 Philip II rules Spain Jan 1, 1682 Peter I (the great) becomes Czar Jan 1, 1815 Napoleaon defeated @ Waterloo