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  • Crusades are Fought
    1095

    Crusades are Fought

    The Crusades were a series of religious and political wars fought between 1096 and 1291 for control of the Holy Land
  • 100 Year War Begins
    1337

    100 Year War Begins

    The 100 Year War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne
  • Black Death Begins in Europe
    1347

    Black Death Begins in Europe

    Plague was reportedly first introduced to Europe via Genoese traders at the port city of Kaffa in the Crimea in 1347
  • Renaissance Begins
    1350

    Renaissance Begins

    The Renaissance is generally considered to have started in Florence.
  • Period: 1405 to 1433

    Zheng He's Voyages

    Was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty.
  • Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
    May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake

    Is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the 100 Years War.
  • Johannes Gutenberg printing press
    1440

    Johannes Gutenberg printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the painting press in the mid 1400s they were rare and hard to produce.
  • Start of the Spanish Inquisition
    Nov 1, 1478

    Start of the Spanish Inquisition

    The tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition.
  • Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
    1492

    Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World

    Columbus left Spain in August 1492 with three ships, and after a stopover in the Canary Islands made landfall in the Americas on October 12
  • Period: Jun 11, 1494 to Jun 9, 1566

    Sultan Suleyman Reign

    Suleyman the Magnificent was one of the most famous of the sultans of the Ottoman empire.
  • Battle of Chaldiran
    Aug 23, 1514

    Battle of Chaldiran

    Military engagement in which Ottomans won a decisive victory over the Safavids of Iran.
  • Cortes conquers the Aztecs
    1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs

    The Spanish conquest led by Hernan Cortes, was a landmark victory for the for the European settlers.
  • Period: to

    Era of the Samurai

    The samurai were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class.
  • William Shakespeare's Death

    William Shakespeare's Death

    Shakespeare's death is not known for sure. But there is a theory that Shakespeare died of a fever.
  • Taj Mahal Completed

    Taj Mahal Completed

    It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife M