Modern world history review

  • Columbus Sails Hispaniola
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus Sails Hispaniola

    In 1492 Columbus went out on an expadition with 3 ships the Mina, pinta and the santamarina, with a crew of 90 people.
  • Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
    Nov 8, 1521

    Cortez Conquers the Aztecs

    On arival to america Hernando Cortez and his 600 soldiers and defeated the aztecs, ending the spanish conquest.
  • Copernicus presents the hiliocentric theory
    Apr 12, 1543

    Copernicus presents the hiliocentric theory

    Copernicus spoke out about his theory of how the earth and all the planets rotate around the sun.
  • english settles in jamestown

    english settles in jamestown

    the english sailed to the americaws making the first settlement, named jamestown.
  • Louis XIV of France begins reign

    Louis XIV of France begins reign

    Louis XIV, the king of france at the time, began to become an absolute ruler and abused his power.
  • Peter the great of Russia begins his reign

    Peter the great of Russia begins his reign

    Peter ruled the tsardom of russia, and later the russian empire.
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

    In 1689 a revolution took place, were not a single drop of blood was shed.
  • The invention of the Guillatine

    The invention of the Guillatine

    in 1789 a machine was invented to create a new way of exicution that was quicker and less painfull way of death.
  • French revolution begins

    French revolution begins

    The third estate begin to revult against the 1st and 2nd estate.
  • King louis XIV trys to escape france

    King louis XIV trys to escape france

    The king of france takes his family and leaves france in their time of need.
  • Nepoleon conqers most of Europe

    Nepoleon conqers most of Europe

    One of frances best generals in history conqers most of Europe, because of him, frances empire was almost as big as romes empire