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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are fought
The crusades were battles between Christians and Muslisms. The goal of the crusades was to regain acceses to the holly land. -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance Begins
The rebirth of artisec works begining in Italy adn slowly spreading out to Europe. During the Renaissance the Medici family contributed to new artist. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 Year War Begins
The kingdom of England and kingdom of France faught battels against each other for 116 years. It is divied into three phases seperated by different truces. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death Begins in Europe
The Black Death was a huge killing mechine that went around and killed everyone, they were carried around by fleas, thats how other places places got it because they fleas would carry it while they hopped on the crates. It killed 75 to 200 million people just by 7 years that how many people died. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
Zhu Yuanzhanz proclamed himself Empire in 1368. Do to corruption of court offects and nature disasters brought hard ships to the people which evently ended the Dynasty. -
Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
Zheng He commadned a fleat of treasure ships that made seven epect voyages. His fleat traveled to India, Arabia, and East Africa to colect treasures toe take back to the Empore. -
Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Joan of Ark was tried for Herecy.Her execution wa buring at the stake not once but three times to inshore no relics could be collect and worship. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans Conquer Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople lasted for 53 days. The fall of Constantinople ended the byzantine Empire which was a massive blow for Christendom. -
Jan 1, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg- Printing Press
The prinitng press used mechanical movalbe type prininting press. He created the Gutenberg Bible a 42 line Bible as his first large project. -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbas comanded 3 ships the Pinta, The Nina, and The Santa Maria. When he landed at the first island he met a peaceful and freindly Native Trides. -
Jan 1, 1492
Jews, Gypsis & Moors expelled from Spain
The reason Spain expelled the Jews, Moors, Gypsis was that the incurgement to stay religes would not alow them to becoame good Christeins. If any refussed to convert the king gave them three months to leave Spain before punishesment would be taken. -
Jan 1, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
The Da Gama landed in Calicut where he was reseved with Hospitalite. The Da Gama left India with a strained relaiionship with King of Calicut due to custume charges. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Slave trade across Atlantic
It was the enslavement and tranportation of african people to the New world. Many enslaved africans were traded by mostly african slave traders and a few Europin slave traders -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
The Empire economic strength came from its location on the trade routes. The Empire was a theocracy goverment and belived in Shi'a Islam. -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the "New World"
The new world was first labled by Amarygo Vestpucci in a letter to a friend. Vestpucci realised that the land was discovered was not Asia but was a entirely different country. -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1507
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
It is belived that the Mona Lisa was a florentine Lady. The Mona Lisa is known as one of Da Vinci most noteable and treasued painting. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
The painting of the Sistine Chapel took 4 years to complete. Michelangelo constructed a unquie scaffolding system to reach the ceil for painting. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Luther posted the 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg, German. 95 theses were charges agaisnt the Catholic Church and their corruptions. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world trip"
Magellan trip around the world included 5 ships, The flag ship Trinidad which Magellan comanded himself. Even though the fleat traveled around the world Magellan was killed in a battle in the Philippines. -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
The Mudhal Emperors began when Babur victory over lodi. The Mughal emperors were Central Asia Turko-Mongols who clamied direct descent from both Genghis Kan. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
Henry VIII decided to break from the Catholic Church and to create the Church of England when the Pope refesed to annul his marrage to Catherine of Aragone. The church of England made the Monarch the head of the Church instead of the Pope. -
Jan 1, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
When Pisarro arrived the Incans belived that he was a God. The main reason for Pizarros achievements were becasue the Incans soliders were divided. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus Publishes heliocentric theory
Copernicus heliocentrism changed the view of how the Sun revolved around the Earth but instead found that the plants revolved around the Sun. The createshion of the Heliocentirc required a change the calender which turned the Catholic Church intersects in Astronome. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent
The council of Trent met for 25 sections to issused condemnations of what it defined to be hersies committed by Protantism. The council of trent was instertued to help the Catholic Church fight back agaisnt the protestant refermation. -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Philip II rules Spain
Durning Phliips reign he backedrupt the government. Phillip had to spread his leadership through out four kingdom, of Spain, of Portugal, Napples, England and Ireland. -
Jan 1, 1558
Elisabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elisabeth I was known as the virgin queen because she refused to marry. Durning her reign she was apposed by Queen Mary of Scotts her cousin, so she beheaded her. -
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Age of Enlightment
It was a cultual movemenet of intellecutuals that emphasized reason and individualism rathen that tradition. Some of the most famous philosophers cane out of this time to include John Locke and Isaac Newton. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia founded
Jameston Virginia became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. At Jameston town many of the men died early do to lack of avaivible feasting adn dieases. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
Durning Louis reign France suffered and ensuing deat and fanatuate crisis. This crisis eventually lead to the French Reveolution and the beheading of both King Louis and his Queen Marie Aunt Oinette. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Northeastern China, The government initiated unprecedented fiscal and administrave reforms, including elections, a new legal code, and abolition of the examination system. -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
The Leviathan is a book that concerins the strucher of socirty and legitimate government. It was written durning the English Cilvil War and aggrues for a social contract and rule by an abbualte Sovereign. -
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Oliver Cromwell rules England
Cronwell surved as a member of the Rump Parmite entill he gained enough power to dismiss it. After fighting a war campain against the Scottess he was invited to rule England as Lord Protecter. -
Peter I (the great) becomes Gzar
In the beggging of Peters reign he ipromitted sweeping refomes to monanise Russia using Western ideas. Under Peters rule he decided that he needed to build a large navy to help gain more water ports for trading. -
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Catherine the great rules Russia
Catherine the great took power over Russia after the assassantion of her husband Peter III and the end of the 7 years war. Cathrine belived that educatioing the children of Russia with Europing ideas could change the hearts and minds of the Russian people and turn them away from backwardness. -
French Revolution Begins
The first major event of the French Revolution was when the people of Paris stormed the bestille in search of weapons. The French Revolution brought together the people of France to fight the currpoting and over spending of the King and Queen. -
U.S. Constitution is ratified
Beginning December 7th, three years before the final ravacation the first states voted to accept the consterution as the law of the land. Not for another three years the consterution was raitfied with the ninth and final state needed, New Hampshire, making the constution finally ready to be signed and ratiffied. -
Reign of terrow begins
The reign of terrow was a period that accured after the French Revlotion becane under the rule of Maximilien Robespierre. The end of the reign of terror when Robespierre was excutted and a new government was formed. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Nopoleon proclamined himself emeror after rising in power with in the military. He then tried to recreate aristocarcy, and started to grant titles of nobilty to those who served him. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
Nopolean suffers a defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellinten, a english man. Because of Napoleaons miltary dominets he felt he was unstopable. -
Tokugawe Shogunate Ends
Tokugawe Shogunate was the last feudal japennes government under the Showguns. The shogun had the miltary power of Japan and was more powerful than the emperor, who was a religious and political leader.
