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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is Born
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. -
Jul 17, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
Born Zhu Di, originally created as Prince of Yan. He called his era as the time of "Perpetual Happiness". -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
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. -
Dec 23, 1408
Donatello creats his David statue
It was the first freestanding nude male statue ever made.It was made from bronze. -
Dec 22, 1440
Johan Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press
The printing press helped speed things up. More people got books and paper. -
Apr 22, 1451
Ferdinand & Isabella end war with Muslims
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. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
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. -
Oct 19, 1453
The Hunderd Years' War Ends
The war was between England and France.The French won the war. -
Mar 9, 1454
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
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. -
Dec 23, 1469
Machiavelli writes The Prince
it was published 5 years after his death in 1532.Machiavelli was educated by the humanist ideals. -
Oct 10, 1487
B.Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
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. -
Mar 31, 1491
Nicolaus Copernicus begins studying planetary movement
He studied astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and the sciences. -
Oct 12, 1492
C. Columbus spots land in North America
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. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain & Portugal
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. -
Dec 22, 1503
Leonardo Da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa
No one knows who the woman is. The painting is famous for her simile. -
Dec 22, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
It has nine scenes from the book of Genesis. The center is hands of God and Adam. -
Dec 23, 1510
Raphael paints Schoolof Athens
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. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther
Posted 95 Thesis or Wittenberg church. He started the Protestant Reformation. -
Dec 23, 1524
Vasco da Gama lands in India
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. -
Mar 4, 1533
21 Ivan the Terrible becomes ruler of Russia
He became ruler when he was three. He gave Russia a code of laws. -
Jul 26, 1533
F. Pizzaro meets atahualpa
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May 19, 1536
Anna Boleyn is executed
Wife of Henry Vlll who had her executed. That allows Henry to mary Jane Seymore. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
Hes the only son of Henry the eightth. He solidified the anglican church. -
Apr 19, 1541
Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
He started the order of priests. Refoucses church on Education. -
Dec 2, 1547
H. Cortez lands on mexican coast
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Jul 22, 1553
Mary I becomes Queen
She was known as Bloody Mary. She was a Catholic Queen -
Mar 5, 1556
21 Philip ll became King of Spain
Ruled Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and the American Colonies. He gained wealth by taxing gold & silver. -
Sep 1, 1557
jacques cartier claims land in canada
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Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
Shes the only Anglican daughter of Henry the VIII. She started the Elizabethan Age. -
Mar 5, 1572
21 St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Six week nationwide slaughter of Huguenots which started in Paris. -
Mar 5, 1579
21 William of Orange led the overthrow of the Spanish in the Netherlands
The Dutch opened the flood gates at Leiden to drive out the spanish. -
21 Henry of Navarre becomes King
He was a desendant of Louis ix. He inherited the throne to France after Catherine. -
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English East Indian Company is founded
An English joint-stock company. Was known for 1/2 of the worlds trade. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
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. -
21 James becomes King of England
He was a Caloinist. He offended Parliament. -
21 Don Quixote de la Mancha was written
This was the birth of the modern European novel. -
henery hudson is last seen
lost in the hudson bay -
William Shakespeare Dies
He was from England.He was a famuos playright. -
21 The Thirty Years War
a conflict over religion, over territory, and for power among European ruling families. -
21 Hapsburg Defeats
The Hapsburgs were driven out of Northern Germany. -
Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
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21 Louis xiv became of france
The true ruler of France was Cardinal Mazarin. He ended the Thirty Years War. -
Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
His most significant philosophical position was connected with the mind-body dichotomy. -
Thomas Hobbes
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 -
21 Charles ll becomes king of England
Restored the monarchy which was called the Restoration. During his relign Parliament passed habeas corpus. -
new netherlands becomes new york
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la salle claim mississippi river for spain
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21 Peter the Great
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. -
21 English Bill of Rights
No suspending Parliament laws. No interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament. -
21 Peter visits the West
Peters goal was to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. He was 24 years old. -
Gabriel Fahreneit
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. -
John Locke
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. -
Voltaire is exiled to England
the publication of Voltaire's Letters on the English Nation angered the French church and government, forcing the writer to flee to Lorraine. -
Anders Celsius
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. -
21 The Seven Years War
it was fought in West Indies and North America. It was between France and England. -
Seven Years' War begins
The last major conflict before the French Revolution. It was called French and Indian war in America. -
Cesare Baccaria
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. -
George lll becomes the King
George appointed Lord North as prime minster. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
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. -
Lord Cornwellis surreders at Yorktown
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. -
first slave revolts in hispaniola
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Catherine the Great
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. -
Beethoven Dies
There have been all sorts of theories like alcohol poisoning, lead poisoning, syphilis, and hepatitis.
