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1492
Columbian Exchange
Western Hemisphere agricultural products such as corn, potatoes, and tobacco. European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians. European diseases like smallpox killed many American Indians. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
He was trying to find a western water route to Asia but failed and landed to now a day North America -
1500
World religions
The five major world religions spread to many areas of the Eastern Hemisphere were Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. -
1517
95 Thesis
Acting on this belief, he wrote the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate. Popular legend has it that on October 31, 1517 Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. -
Period: 1577 to 1580
First person to sail around the world
Francis Drake from England was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. He also helped defeat the Spanish Armada. -
Creation of the Edict of Nantes
King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France -
Period: to Sep 3, 1561
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists over, principally, the manner of England's government. -
Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state. -
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Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was when William of Orange took the English throne from James II in 1688. The event brought a permanent realignment of power within the English constitution. -
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American Revolution
Great Britain's 13 American colonies won their independence. The colonies became a new country, the United States. The revolution began in 1775 and ended in 1783. ... In 1783 Great Britain signed a formal treaty recognizing the independence of the colonies. -
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French Revolution
Prelude to the French Revolution: Monarchy in Crisis. As the 18th century drew to a close, France's costly involvement in the American Revolution and extravagant spending by King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his predecessor had left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. -
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Congress of Vienna
four European powers which had defeated Napoleon. The first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe which would prevent imperialism within Europe, such as the Napoleonic empire, and maintain the peace between the great powers. -
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Unification of Germany
Germany didn't like how they were split up. So they had people uninfected Germany to make it till they were happy with the end results. -
Matthew Perry opening Japan to trade
Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world