Exploration To Independence

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 800

    The Maya

    The Mayan people created the most complex way of writing out of all the Mesoamerican civilizations.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE

    The Olmecs

    The Olmec tribe were the first known Mesoamerican tribe.
  • Pope Urban Calls For Crusades In The Holy Land
    1095

    Pope Urban Calls For Crusades In The Holy Land

    Pope Urban calls for a holy war (Crusades) against the Muslims.
  • Europe Is A Farming Economy
    1200

    Europe Is A Farming Economy

    Europe shifted its focus to trade.
  • Period: 1200 to 1521

    The Aztecs

    The Aztec Empire used nature around them to their advantage and built one of the strongest Mesoamerican Empires.
  • Marco Polo Travels To The East
    1271

    Marco Polo Travels To The East

    Marco Polo accompanies his unce and father on there second trip to Asia.
  • Crusades End
    1289

    Crusades End

    The Crusades were not able to liberate the Holy Land.
  • Polos Journey Home
    1293

    Polos Journey Home

    The Polos travel home by ship with many different goods.
  • Polo Imprisoned And Writes His Book
    1298

    Polo Imprisoned And Writes His Book

    Marco Polo was captured as a prisoner of war and wrote his famous book.
  • Period: 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    The Renaissance of Europe or the rebirth of Europe started.
  • Period: 1400 to 1532

    Inca Empire

    The Inca had the most complex government out of any of the Mesoamerican Empires
  • The Capturing Of The Fortress Of Ceuta
    1415

    The Capturing Of The Fortress Of Ceuta

    The Portugeese captured the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa.
  • The Discovery Of The Madeira Islands.
    1419

    The Discovery Of The Madeira Islands.

    Prince Henry helped the Portugeese discover the Madieta islands.
  • The Discovery Of The Azores Islands
    1427

    The Discovery Of The Azores Islands

    Prince Henry helped discover the Azores Islands
  • The Successful Return From Cape Bojador
    1434

    The Successful Return From Cape Bojador

    One of Prince Henry's ships finally made a successful return from Cape Bojador.
  • Johann Glutenberg Invented The Printing Press
    1440

    Johann Glutenberg Invented The Printing Press

    Johann Glutenberg created the printing press.
  • Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella
    1469

    Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella

    The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella unified Catholic Spain.
  • Finally Reaching The Coast Of South Africa
    1488

    Finally Reaching The Coast Of South Africa

    Bartolomeu Días finally helped lead the Portuguese to the coast of South Africa.
  • Spain Expelled the Muslims
    Oct 12, 1492

    Spain Expelled the Muslims

    Spain expelled the Muslims from there land.
  • Cortés invades the Aztecs
    1519

    Cortés invades the Aztecs

    Cortés invaded the Aztecs with very few soldiers or weapons.
  • Pizarro Invades The Inca
    1529

    Pizarro Invades The Inca

    Pizarro invaded the Inca with the Information they had from Cortés
  • The Inca Fall to Pizarro
    1532

    The Inca Fall to Pizarro

    Pizarro conquered the Inca with the help of weapons and allies.
  • Thomas Hobbes writes the "Leviathan"

    Thomas Hobbes writes the "Leviathan"

    The famous English philosopher writes the "Leviathan."
  • John Locke writes "The Second Treatise on Government"

    John Locke writes "The Second Treatise on Government"

    The famous English philosopher wrote "The Second Treatise on Government."
  • The United States declares Independence

    The United States declares Independence

    The United States declares independence against the English.
  • France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The French wrote a declaration the defined the rights of man.
  • Haiti Gains Independence

    Haiti Gains Independence

    Haiti Gains Independence against the French
  • Bolivar And His Soldiers Started Venezuela's Fight For Independence

    Bolivar And His Soldiers Started Venezuela's Fight For Independence

    Bolivar and his soldiers start the fight against the Spanish.
  • Bolivar's Gran Colombia Gains its Independence

    Bolivar's Gran Colombia Gains its Independence

    Bolivar's Gran Colombia is free from Spanish rule.
  • Jose de San Martin Frees Peru From Spain

    Jose de San Martin Frees Peru From Spain

    Jose de San Martin leads Peru to freedom.
  • Mexico Gains Independence

    Mexico Gains Independence

    Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel helps lead Mexico to Independence.