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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are fought
holy war between christians and muslims.the crusades were unsuccessful crusades werent a successful campaign but they extended trade routes -
1300
renaissance begins
. it was a rebirth. study of classical works by the greeks and romans . it started in italy -
1337
100 years war
a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the French House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. -
1348
Black death
The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague, the Black Plague, or the Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Zheng He's Voyages
Zheng He was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle -
1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Joan of Arc was 19 when she was burnt at the stake in Rouen by the English -
1439
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith by profession, developed, circa 1439, a printing system by adapting existing technologies to printing purposes -
Nov 1, 1478
Start of the spanish inquisition
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1508
Michelangelo begins painting the sistene chapel
a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The ceiling is that of the Sistine Chapel, the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV, for whom the chapel is named. -
Aug 23, 1514
Battle of Chaldiran
The Battle of Chaldiran took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq from Safavid Iran -
1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses
he “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate. -
Period: Sep 30, 1520 to Sep 6, 1566
Sultan Suleiman Reign
Suleiman became a prominent monarch of 16th-century Europe, presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's economic, military and political power. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies in conquering the Christian strongholds of Belgrade and Rhodes as well as most of Hungary before his conquests were checked at the Siege of Vienna in 1529 -
1521
Cortez defeats Aztecs
After a three-month siege, Spanish forces under Hernán Cortés capture Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec empire. Cortés’ men leveled the city and captured Cuauhtemoc, the Aztec emperor. -
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Samurai Era
The samurai were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class that eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period -
Taj Mahal Completed
