Modern world history review

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus Sails Hispaniola

    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.
  • Nov 8, 1521

    Cortez Conquers the Aztecs

    Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
    On arival to america Hernando Cortez and his 600 soldiers and defeated the aztecs, ending the spanish conquest.
  • Apr 12, 1543

    Copernicus presents the hiliocentric theory

    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