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Portuguese royal prince, soldier, and patron of explorers.Prince Henry helped begin the Great Age of Discovery that lasted from the 1400's to the early 1500's.
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Born Zhu Di, originally created as Prince of Yan. He called his era as the time of "Perpetual Happiness".
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The ships of Zheng's armada were as astonishing as its reach. Hundreds of smaller cargo, war, and supply ships bore tens of thousands of men who brought China to a wider world.
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It was the first freestanding nude male statue ever made.It was made from bronze.
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The printing press helped speed things up. More people got books and paper.
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After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind.
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The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years.Some mark the end of the Middle Ages by the fall of the city and empire.
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The war was between England and France.The French won the war.
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As a boy Vespucci was given a humanistic education by his uncle Giorgio Antonio.Later Vespucci was to collaborate, still with Berardi, in the preparation of a ship for Columbus’s second expedition and of others for his third.
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it was published 5 years after his death in 1532.Machiavelli was educated by the humanist ideals.
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A major maritime victory for Portugal, Dias’ breakthrough opened the door to increased trade with India and other Asian powers.Dias’ ships rounded the perilous Cape of Good Hope and then sailed around Africa’s southernmost point, Cabo das Agulhas.
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He studied astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and the sciences.
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The land he found Columbus named the island San Salvador, although he remarked in his journal that the natives referred to it as Guanahani.turned out to be a small island in the present-day Bahamas.
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The constitution of 1876 adopts for the first time the name "Spain" for the Spanish nation and from then on the kings would use the title of "king of Spain".Spain and Portugal usually found themselves on opposite sides.
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No one knows who the woman is. The painting is famous for her simile.
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It has nine scenes from the book of Genesis. The center is hands of God and Adam.
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Refers to a famous fresco painted by Raphael in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. It is one of a series of four frescoes painted by Raphael representing branches of knowledge.
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Posted 95 Thesis or Wittenberg church. He started the Protestant Reformation.
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His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation.When he was old enough, young Vasco da Gama joined the navy, where was taught how to navigate.
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He became ruler when he was three. He gave Russia a code of laws.
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was the last inca emporer
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Wife of Henry Vlll who had her executed. That allows Henry to mary Jane Seymore.
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Hes the only son of Henry the eightth. He solidified the anglican church.
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He started the order of priests. Refoucses church on Education.
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bought large portions of mainland mexico
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She was known as Bloody Mary. She was a Catholic Queen
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Ruled Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and the American Colonies. He gained wealth by taxing gold & silver.
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claimed canada for france
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Shes the only Anglican daughter of Henry the VIII. She started the Elizabethan Age.
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Six week nationwide slaughter of Huguenots which started in Paris.
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The Dutch opened the flood gates at Leiden to drive out the spanish.
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He was a desendant of Louis ix. He inherited the throne to France after Catherine.
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An English joint-stock company. Was known for 1/2 of the worlds trade.
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A trading company founded by Dutch. Formed to protect their trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in their efforts to be free from Spain.
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He was a Caloinist. He offended Parliament.
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This was the birth of the modern European novel.
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lost in the hudson bay
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He was from England.He was a famuos playright.
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a conflict over religion, over territory, and for power among European ruling families.
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The Hapsburgs were driven out of Northern Germany.
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The true ruler of France was Cardinal Mazarin. He ended the Thirty Years War.
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His most significant philosophical position was connected with the mind-body dichotomy.
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He was an English philosopher known for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy
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Restored the monarchy which was called the Restoration. During his relign Parliament passed habeas corpus.
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modern day new york
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was land never explored
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He had the mind of a genius, the body of a giant, and the temper of a bear. He was the sole ruler of Russia.
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No suspending Parliament laws. No interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament.
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Peters goal was to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. He was 24 years old.
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Nearly a century had passed since the construction of the first primitive thermometers, and although many of the basic problems of thermometry had been solved, no standard thermometric scale had been developed that would allow scientists in different locations to compare temperatures.
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He was the first person to explain the self through a continuity of consciousness. He proposed that the mind was a blank slate or tabula rasa.
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the publication of Voltaire's Letters on the English Nation angered the French church and government, forcing the writer to flee to Lorraine.
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He is considered to be the first astronomer to analyze the changes of the earth’s magnetic field at the time of a northern light and assess the brightness of stars with measuring tools.
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it was fought in West Indies and North America. It was between France and England.
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The last major conflict before the French Revolution. It was called French and Indian war in America.
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Because Beccaria’s ideas were critical of the legal system in place at the time, and were therefore likely to stir controversy, he chose to publish the essay anonymously -- for fear of government backlash.
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George appointed Lord North as prime minster.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.
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Cornwallis had driven General George Washington’s Patriot forces out of New Jersey in 1776, and led his Recoats in victory over General Horatio Gates and the Patriots at Camden, South Carolina, in 1780.
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abolish of slavery starts republic of hati
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a number of rebellions by serfs occurred during this time period, but the end result was further restrictions on the rights of the serfs and a more diminished status.
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There have been all sorts of theories like alcohol poisoning, lead poisoning, syphilis, and hepatitis.
