from exploration to independence

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 800

    The Maya

    The second major Mesoamerican tribe
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE

    The Olmecs

    The first major Mesoamerica tribe
  • Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land
    1095

    Pope Urban calls for Crusades in the Holy Land

    The pope wants to reclaim his land from the Muslims
  • Europe is a farming economy
    1200

    Europe is a farming economy

    people grew their own food
  • Period: 1200 to 1521

    The Aztec

    The third major Mesoamerican tribe
  • Marco Polo travels to the East
    1271

    Marco Polo travels to the East

    He finds many things
  • Crusades end
    1289

    Crusades end

  • Polos Journey Home
    1293

    Polos Journey Home

  • Polo imprisoned and writes his book
    1298

    Polo imprisoned and writes his book

  • Period: 1300 to

    Renaissance

    This was a time in Europe where there were new ideas and Europe was getting more developed.
  • Period: 1400 to 1532

    The Inca

    This is the fourth major Mesoamerican tribe
  • Portugese capture Fortress of Ceuta
    1415

    Portugese capture Fortress of Ceuta

    This is where they start to reach their goal and control the global market of gold.
  • Portugal discover Madeira islands
    1419

    Portugal discover Madeira islands

    This where they found the Madeira Islands with the help of scientists and technology.
  • Portugal discover Azores Islands
    1427

    Portugal discover Azores Islands

    This was a very important discovery for Portugal.
  • Prince Henry's ship made a return by coming around the cape
    1434

    Prince Henry's ship made a return by coming around the cape

    This made the Portuguese venture farther and explore more, but 15 other ships were not successful unlike Henry's.
  • The printing press
    1440

    The printing press

    The printing press was a machine created by Johann Gutenburg which improved the block printing technique.
  • Spain get freedom
    1469

    Spain get freedom

    Ferdinand and Isabella got married and they beat the muslims and got freedom
  • Reached the Eastern coast of Africa
    1488

    Reached the Eastern coast of Africa

    They went around the tip to get there.
  • Columbus makes land fall on Hispaniola
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus makes land fall on Hispaniola

    This was the first place Columbus found and it now was a Spain settlement.
  • Cortes invades the Aztec
    1519

    Cortes invades the Aztec

    This is where Cortes invades and the Aztec start to perish and go down.
  • Pizzaro invades the Inca
    1529

    Pizzaro invades the Inca

    This is where the Spanish started to seize and the Inca are starting to fall.
  • The Inca fall under Pizzaro
    1532

    The Inca fall under Pizzaro

    Pizzaro starts to take over and then the Inca eventually fall to the Spanish and Pizzaro.
  • Thomas Hobbes Writes the Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes Writes the Leviathan

    The Leviathan was a book that showed what Thomas believed about the human and government
  • John Locke Writes the The Second Treatise

    John Locke Writes the The Second Treatise

    He also did what Hobbes did and wrote about his belief on man and the government.
  • The United States Declare Independence

    The United States Declare Independence

  • France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    France writes the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    This declaration was something that discussed things about man and government.
  • Haiti gains independece

    Haiti gains independece

    They gained independence from the French.
  • Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela's fight for independence

    Bolivar and his soldiers begin Venezuela's fight for independence

    Bolivar wants independence for his people
  • Bolivar's Gran Columbia gains its independence

    Bolivar's Gran Columbia gains its independence

    Bolivar got his independence from Spain with all of his hard work.
  • Mexico Gains its independece

    Mexico Gains its independece

    Father Hidalgo influenced an 11-year revolt that gained Mexico's independence from Spain.
  • Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain

    Jose de San Martin frees Peru from Spain

    This is where San Martin and Bolivar start to take over most of South America