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Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades
It is a Holy War. It was a war between Christians and Muslims. Fought for suppressing paganism and heresy. Fought in Syria, Palestine and Egypt. -
1300
Renaissance
French word for "Rebirth"
Studying the greeks and Romans.
The invention of the Gutenberg printing press in 1450 is a milestone which marks the beginning of the Renaissance.
The voyages of many great explorers like Columbus, Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, Polo, De Soto and Balboa occurred during the Renaissance.
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Period: Nov 7, 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years war
Was 116 years.
Between England a France.
Was over succession to the french Throne.
Series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, rulers of the Kingdom of France, over the succession to the French throne. -
1346
Black death
Killed 50 million people.
Spread by infected fleas carried on rats.
symptoms and signs include painful and enlarged lymph nodes, chills, headache, fever, and weakness.
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia pestis.
Most devastating pandemics in human history, -
1430
Joan of Arc Burned at The Stake
Brun for Witchcraft
Believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England
Lead the French army to the besieged city of Orléans.
Know as Maid of Orléans -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
Used movable metal letters.
First thing he publish was the Bible
Inspired Exploration
Inspired Reformation
Was a holy Roman Empire -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
Before the siege began the entire civilian population including the City's priests, nuns, and monks came out to refortify the walls The siege of the City lasted 54 days.This was the first large-scale sustained bombardment by cannon against medieval fortifications in Europe Turks had an army of 80,000-100,000 men Emperor Constantine XI Paleologos died a hero death fighting at the walls of the City 15,000 were killed by the Turks 30,000 were chained and dragged to the docks on the Golden Horn -
1478
Start of the Spanish Inquisition
Established by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of aragon and Isabella I.
It became the most substantive of the three different manifestations of the wider Catholic Inquisition along with the Roman Inquisition and Portuguese Inquisition.
The Inquisition was originally intended primarily to identify heretics among those who converted from Judaism and Islam to Catholicism. -
Period: 1491 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
Was An Author.
Second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father.
Six Marriage.
Had three kids Edward VI, Mary I, And Elizabeth I.
He split away the from Rome because he wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. -
Period: 1492 to 1492
Columbian Exchange
Transfer plants
Transfer Animals
Transfer populations
Transfer technology to the old world.
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1503
Mona Lisa Completed
Leonardo da Vinci painting.
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1506
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, who sponsored his attempt to find a western ocean route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia. -
1512
Michelangelo begins painting the sistine Chapel
Took Almost 4 years
painted in ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
he large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 -
1513
The Prince
16- century political treatise by the Italian Machiavelli.
One of the most important works of the Renaissance was The Prince by the Italian author and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli -
1517
Martin Luther 95 theses
Luther's theses were published without hs permission
the theses weren't as hard on the pope as you think
Nailed it on the church doors
Wasn't the first indulgences was criticized
Where translated in german without his permission -
1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. -
Period: 1526 to 1526
Slave Trade
Involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly from Africa to the Americas, and then their sale there.
The slave trade used mainly the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage, and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries. -
1533
Queen Elizabeth’s Reign
She been queen for 91 years. Elizabeth I 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. -
Period: 1533 to
Ivan the Terrible’s Reign
was tsar of Russia from 1530-1584 and established a tradition of absolute rule. After a childhood of abuse and repression he destroyed his rivals and claimed the throne of Tsardom.During his reign Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means, creating a centrally controlled government. -
1543
Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire Before the siege began the entire civilian population, including the City's priests, nuns, and monks came out to refortify the walls. Army of 80,000-100,000 men.The defenders of Constantinople numbered only 7,000. Constantinople.Emperor Constantine XI Paleologos died a hero's death, fighting at the walls of the City.15,000 were killed by the Turks while some 30,000 were chained -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
1.Reactionary defense of Catholic sacramental practice
2.Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration
3.Religious orders
4.Spiritual movements
5.Political dimensions -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
temporary settlement within the Holy Roman Empire of the religious conflict arising from the Reformation. Each prince was to determine whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his lands -
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. "most powerful army" -
Edict of Nantes
French royal decree establishing toleration for Huguenots (Protestants). It granted freedom of worship and legal equality for Huguenots within limits, and ended the Wars of Religion. The Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, causing many Huguenots to emigrate. -
Period: to
Era of 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. -
William Shakespeare’s Death
The cause of Shakespeare's death is a mystery, but an entry in the diary of John Ward, the vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford (where Shakespeare is buried), tells us that "Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and it seems drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted." died in Stratford-upon-Avon, on April 23, 1616 — his 53rd birthday. His burial was recorded in the register of the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. -
King Charles the First Executed
treason on January 30, 1649. Charles ascended to the English throne in 1625 following the death of his father, King James I. In the first year of his reign, Charles offended his Protestant subjects by marrying Henrietta Maria, a Catholic French princess.was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Charles believed in the divine right of kings and thought he could govern according to his own conscience. -
Petition of Rights
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.is one of England's most famous Constitutional documents. It was written by Parliament as an objection to an overreach of authority by King Charles I. During his reign, English citizens saw this overreach of authority as a major infringement on their civil rights. -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled "a vast Empire, on which the sun never sets". -
Period: to
Opium War
Britain fought against imperial china Also called "Anglo-Chinese war" Reason was because Chinese resistance to Britain free trade demand and practices of which the unrestricted trade in opium was only the most controversial example. China was importing 5 million pounds of the illegal drugs. Second War "Arrow War"
