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Jan 1, 600
mayan civilazation
the start of the mayan civilization
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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
Colonial America
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Nov 1, 1000
Leif Ericson And Viikings Reach North America
He was the son of Eric the Red, who started the first European settlement of Greenland in 985. Leif went with his father to Greenland and lived there until 1000. -
Nov 1, 1095
Crusades
were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. The Crusades were originally launched in response to a call from the leaders of the Byzantine Empire for help to fight Muslim Seljuk Turks expansion into Anatolia; these Turks had cut off access to Jerusalem.[1] The crusaders comprised military units from all over western Europe, and were not under unified command. The main series -
Nov 1, 1275
Marco Polo Reaches China
was a Venetian merchant traveler[2][3] from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was -
Nov 1, 1300
Renaissance
was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not uniform across Europe, this is a general use of the term. As a cultural movement, it encompassed a flowering of literature, science, art, religion, and politics, and a resurgence of learning based on classical sources, the -
Nov 1, 1360
Aztec Civilization
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology. Aztec (Aztecatl) is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan", a mythological place for the Nahuatl-speaking culture of the time, and later adopted as the word to define the Mexica people.[nb 1] Often the term "Azt -
Nov 1, 1490
Inca Civilization
The Inca Rulers were considered demigods by their followers. The Inca population was deeply religious and had faith in their leaders, who were believed to have connection with the gods. This article is taking you through the ruling dynasties and periods of the Inca Empire, presenting you the rulers of the Incas and also giving information about the structure of leadership and about the way Incas perceived their leaders.
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Nov 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. His first stop was the Canary Islands where the lack of wind left his expedition becalmed until September 6.
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Nov 1, 1494
Line Of Democration
The Line of Demarcation
Up to this time the two major powers exploring the world were Spain and Portugal. These nations worried that their new territories would be taken by each other, or by others. In order to protect their new empires these nations looked to the Pope for help. In 1493 the Pope drew a line on the globe cutting the new world in half. This line was known as the line of demarcation. -
Nov 1, 1565
St. Augustine - First Permanent Spanish Settlement
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United States.St. Augustine lies in a region of Florida known as "The First Coast", which extends from Amelia Island in the north to Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Palm Coast in the south. -
Quebec Founded
Quebec CityFounded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only remaining fortified city walls that still exist in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the 'Historic District of Old Québec'. -
House of Burgesses established
was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America. Its first meeting was held in Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30, 1619.The word "Burgess" means an elected or appointed official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons. -
Mayflower Compact
was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. It was signed on November 11, 1620 (OS),by 41 of the ship's 101 passengers,while the Mayflower was anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor within the hook at the northern tip of Cape Cod. -
Harvard College Founded
was founded in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and named for its first donor, the Reverend John Harvard, who left his personal library and half his estate to the new institution. The charter granted to Harvard by the Colony in 1650, with amendments and John Adams's further definition in thefifth chapter of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, is the authority under which the University of today operates. -
Act Of Toleration Passed in Maryland
also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for trinitarian Christians. Passed on April 21, 1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony, It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies and created the first legal limitations on hate speech in the world. -
Bacon's Rebbellion
was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony in North America, led by a 29-year-old planter, Nathaniel Bacon.
About a thousand Virginians rose (including former indentured servants, poor whites and slaves) because they resented Virginia Governor William Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part; a similar uprising in Maryland occurred later that year.