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Aug 26, 1096
Crusades are fought
It was a brutal holy war between the christians and muslims. Increased trade routes. Discoverd bow and arrow. -
Sep 18, 1300
Renaissance begins
"Rebirth". Era of learning and discovering. Italy is the birthplace. -
Sep 12, 1337
100 year war
War over land in France. English wanted more land. The English thought they needed a lot of land. -
Feb 12, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
One third of europes population died. Spread by fleas and rats. Started in Asia. -
Oct 6, 1368
Ming Dynasty in China
Ruling of China for 276 years (1368-1644). One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history. Started after the Mongolian Empire collapsed. -
Oct 17, 1405
Voyages of zheng He
Voyages started in 1405. He had 7 voyages. Ended in 1433. -
Feb 12, 1431
Joan of Arc
Burned at stake at 1431 at age of 19. Cannonized at 1920. Visioned things at 13. -
Oct 2, 1440
Johannes Gutenberg - printing press
Johannes perfected it. By 1450 it was operating and a German poem had been printed. Dutch Coster came up with the printing idea. -
Oct 17, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
It was the capture of the Byzantine Empire. Lasted several months. Under command of Sultan Mehmed II. -
Aug 2, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Out to find the "New World". Was in control of 3 ships. The 2nd place they landed was Cuba. -
Oct 17, 1492
Jews, gypsies & moors expelled from Spain
The terms of the treaty to the morrs jews and gypsies where broken after seven years.The terms meant they were allowed to keep there traditions just not use their language. -
May 20, 1497
De Gama lands in India
De Gama led a fleat of 4 ships with 170 men from Lisbon. Only about 55 people returned when they went back home. Left India 29 August, 1498 -
Oct 17, 1500
Slave trade across Atlantic
About to 10 milllion blacks enslaved. Shipped nearly 12 million blacks from africa to the western hemisphere. -
Oct 17, 1501
Safavid Empire
Ended in 1722. Known now as Iran. -
Sep 26, 1503
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Tries to capture the complexity of the human nature. He was a highly talented painter. One of his most famous paintings. -
Oct 6, 1503
Naming of the "new world"
Named after Amerigo Vespucci. Made feminine (America) because all the continents are girls. Needed acceptance for him to name it. -
Sep 2, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Shows sweeping scenes from the Old Testament of the bible. One of the greatest achievements in the history of painting. His most famous work. -
Sep 26, 1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
In the Theses he flatly denied that indulgences had any power to remit sin. He criticized the Pope and the wealth of the church. Intended for church leaders. -
Oct 17, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
Came from a noble family. He named the pacific ocean mar pacifico. Started january 1st. -
Oct 17, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
Muslims fell to the Mughals. They were invaders into India from Afghanistan. -
Oct 6, 1534
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
Also know as the Church of England. Created solely for political reasons, not religious ones. It was the most sweeping assertion of secular authority in the history of Europe. -
Oct 17, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Executed the last inca emperor atahuallpa marking the end of the 300 years of inca civilization. -
Oct 17, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Earth is one of several planets revolving around a stationary Sun in a determined order. Earth has three motions: daily rotation, annual revolution, and annual tilting of its axis. Retrograde motion of the planets is explained by Earth's motion. -
Oct 17, 1545
Council of Trent
Was in Northern Italy. Ended in 1563. One of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical. -
Oct 9, 1556
Phillip II rules Spain
Reigned from January 16, 1556 - September 13, 1598. -
Oct 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Made england realy stable and prosperuos for 44 years.
She took the throne at age 25. -
Age of Enlightenment
Was a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th-century Western Europe. It emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition. It spread across Europe and to the United States, continuing to the end of the 18th century. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
Americas first permanant english colony. The colony was sponsored by virginia compony of london. -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
Wrote mostly abotu the war. Knwon for thinking about how humans could thrive without peril. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
Known for aggressive foreign policys. Died of gangrene a few days before his 77th birthday. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
Overthrowed the ming dynasty. Didint ike European traders. Was afraid that they where influence his people and then chinese customs wont be preserved. -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
He executed an agressive and effective foreign policy. Ended many wars. -
Peter I (the Great) becomes Czar
Crowned Czar of Russia on April 22nd, 1682. Became Emperor of Russia on October 22nd, 1721. Died in 1725. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
Catherine name wasnt catherine and she wasnt even russian.
Her eldest son was assasinated at age 23. -
French Revolution begins
King Louis XVI needed money. Would eventually lead to destruction of the monarchy. Also the execution of King Louis XVI. -
U.S. Constitution is ratified
December 7, 5 states ratified. There was only 13 states during the time. Rhode Island was the final decision of the ratification. -
Reign of Terror begins
Was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. It was incited by conflict between rival political factions. -
Napolean becomes Emperor
Napolean was first to hold the title Emperor in over a thousand years. He had an Empress, Josephine. Crowned himself. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
It was a day long battle. Coilition of British, Dutch, Belgian, and German defeat French. It took place in Belgium. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Last feudal Japanese military government. Became known as the Edo era later on.
