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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1297
Crusades are fought
Crusades were holy wars called by popes wiwth the promise of endulgences. The first crusade was launched by Pope Urban II at the council of clermont in 1905. -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
Change in the Economy started the Renaissance. Renaissance is french for rebirth. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 years war begins
100 years war is a term used to describe the long conflict between Kings and Kingdoms of France and England. England wanted independent possesion. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
Black Death arrived in Europe by sea. In 5 years the black death killed more than 20 million people. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
MIng Dynasty
During the final 40 years of the Yuan Dynasty era 1279-1368, there were famines, drought, flooding on the Yellow River, a bubonic plague pandemic, and other natural disasters -
Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433
Voyges of Zheng He
These voyages are well known in China. -
Jan 1, 1412
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
By age 13 Joan said she heard voices she said the voices told her to guid charles through is fight against England. Joan was senteced to burn at the stake at age fo ninteeen. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The ottomans were commanded by Ottoman Sultan. The capture of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1455
Johannes Gutenburg- printing press
Frst book printed was the Bible. After the creation more people learned to read. -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbbus
The KIng and Queen os Spain financed his voyage. Columbus was in command of three ships, pinta, niña and the Santa Maria. -
Jan 1, 1492
Jews, Gypsies & moors expelled from Spain
For 300 years Romanies were subject to a number of laws and polocies designed to eliminate them from Spain. They were excluded from many things and were not aloud to speak their language. -
Jan 1, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Vaco da Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocaen. Da Gama had to fight his way out of the harbor on his return trip home. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
Covered Iran and parts of Turkey and George. The Empire made Iran the center of art. -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the "new Worlds"
The new world is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere. AMerica was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci for his discovery fi the mainland of the New world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1507
Da Vinci paints the mona lisa
The mona lisa is believes to be a painting of Lisa Gherardini . It was acquired by King Francis I of France. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Michchelangelo started off sculpting. Painted the sistine chapel michelangelo used fresco painting. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses
Martin Luthers 95 theses stated that you could not get rid of your sins through labor and Indulgences was a disgrace to faith. The 95 theses were written in academic latin. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world trip"
Magellan was the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. Magellan set sail in 1519 with 5 ships and a cew of 232 men. -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Epire begins
Mughal dynasty was fnotable for its more than 2 centuries of effective rule over much of India, for ability of its rulers. The dynasty was founded by Changatai Turkic. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII founds Angelican Church
His motive was to secure his Tudor dynasty. Protestant ideas concerning theology and ritual did not interest him . -
Jan 1, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
It was the first step in a long campain that tok decades fighting but ended in Spanish victory. After years preliminary exploratonand military practice pizzaro led 168 spanish soldiers. -
Jan 1, 1543
Compernicus publishes heliocentric theory
indentified the concept of heliocentric solor system. Copernicus did not study astronomy he just started stareted gaining interest in it and got books. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Council of trent
it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter Reformation.The Council issued condemnations of what it defined to be heresies. -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Phillip II rules Spain
his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the tudor dynasty.
elizabeth was daughter of Henry VIII. -
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Age of Enlightment
cultural movement of intellectuals. It spread across Europe and to the United States, continuing to the end of the 18th century. -
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Slave trade across Atlantic
alot more slaves were taken to South America than to the north. The Portuguese were the first to engage in the New World slave trade in the 16th century. -
Jamestown colony in Virginia founded
A group of 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first English Settlement in North America. Tabacco became Virginias first profitable export. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
During Louis reign, France was the leading European power and it fought three major wars. Became one of the most powerful monarchs of France. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
The early Emperors were very capable and intelligent. After the opium War other forein powers obtained concession from China through war. -
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Oliver Cromwell rules England
Parliament ran England but from Cromwell's point of view, it was not a system that worked effectively and England, as a nation was suffering -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
Leviathon is about society and government. Its name comes from the biblical leviathon. -
Peter I (the great) becomes Czar
He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political system. Russian was considered a leading eastern European state. -
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Catherine the great rules Russia
her regin was called Russias golden age. Catherine continued to modernise Russia along Western European lines -
U.S Constituion is ratified
Begining on December 7 5 states ratified it in quick succession. As dictated by article VII the document would not be binding until it was ratified by 9 of the 13 states. -
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French Revolition begins
The French Revoliution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. Other threats closely shaped the course of the Revolution. -
Reign of terror begins
period of violence that occurred after the onset of thr French Revolution. Incited by politicial fractions. -
Napolean becomes Emporer
The french first man to hold the emperor title in a thousand years. Napolean was 35 when crowned emperor. -
Napolean defeated at Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo took place in Belgium. The battle marked the final defeat of French military leader and Emperor. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Japan was a nation ruled by strict social class a fuedal regime and military dictatorship. The rulers of japan during this time were the Tokugawa Shoguns.
