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Jan 1, 1096
Crusades are fought
At least 10,000 people joined the military mission to the Holy land. The crusade lasted from 1096 to 1099. French and Italian lords led several armies from Europe to Constantinope. -
Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance begins
A direction in art was only one of the way in which European society began changing. The black death had overtaken in the 1300's also causing many deaths. As the economy and social structure changed, new ideas began to appear also. The ideas led to a sustained period of renewed interest and remarkable develpments in learning. -
Sep 12, 1337
100 year war begins
The war was between France and England. They fought about land in France. England had land in France and they wanted even more. They called the "100 year war" even though they had been fighting before and after they started and ended. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black death begins in Europe
The black death began in Europe and started spreading everywhere else very rapidly. Millions of people were killed due the disease. The black death began because of fleas on rats. -
Jan 1, 1368
Ming Dynasty begins in china
Kublai Khan died in 1294 so the Yuan dynasty weakened. This weekness combined with Chinese resentment of Mongol rule made China ripe for rebellion and the rise of a new dynasty.The ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty in China for 276 years. -
Sep 16, 1400
Johannes Gutenberg- printing press
In the mid 1400's Gutenberg cast the letters of the alphabet onto metal plates and locked those plates into a wooden press. The printing press was one of the biggest upheavels ever. The printing press helped people read the bible and in general. -
Oct 2, 1405
Voyages of Zheng He
Chinese admirable Zheng He explores lands. Mainly around the Idian Ocean. Zheng He was also a mariner, explorer and diplomat. -
Sep 12, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
A girll named Joan was having visions when she was 13. She helped someone become a king. When she's 19 she gave people a message from God and helped in war. She cut her hair short and wore armour. Then was burned for her religious crimes. -
Oct 2, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The 21-year-old Ottoman ruler, Mehmed II, burned with desire to take Constantinople. Explosive black powder called gunpowder is how they gained control. They gained control with cannons and breaking downt the wall they had built. -
Sep 18, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Christopher Columbus' voyage was a turning point in world history. In the years that followed European migration to America took off. They discovered the "new world" and amazing things happened and are happening still there. -
Oct 6, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Da Gama set out for India in 1497. On his way he stopped at several African ports. The journey took more then 10 months when they finally hit Calicut in India. -
Sep 18, 1500
Slave trade across Atlantic
A shortage of labor in the Americas led to the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. Americans needed large numbers of workers on their plantations. They traveled through the oceans cramped together in ships and 1/3 of them died. -
Oct 2, 1501
Safavid Empire
The Safavids began building an empire around the 1500's. The Safavids soon came into conflict with Ottomans. The conflict related to Islams split into the river. -
Oct 14, 1502
Naming of the "new world"
The naming of the new world was the beginning of America. America was founded by Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. There was many other that weren't mentioned that helped also. -
Sep 16, 1503
Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
The Mona lisa was only one of Da Vinci's amazing paintings. He was not only a painter but he was a writer, architect and inventor also! Da Vinci is still a legendary artist and will probably be for hundreds of more years. -
Sep 18, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is a cornerstone of Renaissance art. The art was in the Vatican. The sistine chapel is only one of Michealangelo's paintings. -
Sep 16, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses
The 95 theses were a complaint to a lot of things, indulgences and the power of the pope. The 95 theses was then nailed to the church door which was a common practice at the time. Soon aftere thanks to the printing press the theses was published. -
Oct 8, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
Magellan set out in 1519 with 5 ships and about 250 men. His journey was long and difficult and some of his men rebelled. After months at sea Magellan lands in Phillipines he soon died. -
Sep 18, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
Mughal rulers created a powerful empire in which military might and artistic culture flourished. The Mughals name comes from "Mongol." The Mughal empire was very powerful. -
Oct 14, 1534
Henry V111 founds Anglican Church
Henry VIII breaks from the Catholic Church. He founds the Church of England and serves as its head. Protestantism gained more ground under the guidance of his guardians. When his daughter, Mary reigned she returned the pope to the church, and killed a lot of Protestants. -
Oct 8, 1537
Pizarro invades inca empire
Pizarro led an expedition to Peru. Pizzaro had heard of the wealth of Peru and hoped to have it to himself. Atahualpa refused to give him his empire and convert to christianity so he was held as prisoner. -
Oct 2, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
In the early 1500's Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus recognized that the geocentric theory did not explain the movement of the sun, moon, and planets accuracy. After years of careful observation. He came to the conclusion that the sun, not the Earth, was near the Solar system. -
Oct 6, 1545
Council of Trent
Pope Paul the third convened the council of trent in 1545. It met on and off until 1563. The council of trent officially began in 1545 though. -
Oct 16, 1556
Phillip 2 rules spain
Charles V gave up his thrown because of frustration with his failures in Europe, so he gave his son Phillip 2 the Netherlands, Spain Sicily and Spain's colonies in the Americas. he led Roman Catholic efforts to recover parts of Europe from Protestantism. He was defeated by England and the Netherlands. -
Sep 16, 1558
Elizabeth 1 becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth was a protestant at heart and one of her first acts as Queen was to draft a new Supremacy Act in 1559. Splitting England once again from Rome. While she was in Reign she was threatened by Catholics. -
Age of Enlightment
In the 1600s a new generation of philosophers began to view reason as the best way to understanding the truth. They came to a conclusion that reason could be used to solve all human problems. This exciting time of optimism and possibility is now called the Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason. -
Jamestown colony in Virginia, founded
13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts. This sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the nation and the world. America's first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607. -
Louis XIV becomes the King of France
King Louis was unpopular for his taxes that he imparted on his people. King Louis was the King during the Revolution. King Louis XIV was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1643 until his death. -
The Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty laster from 1644 to 1911. In the Qing dynasty China expanded to be it's larger size today. The Manchu initially faces heavy resistance from their Chinese subjects. -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
The Leviathan is a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile, and with the Devil. This passage was written by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. The Leviathan is told to be a true creature. -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
Leading the Roundhead forces was a member of Parliament named Oliver Cromwell. He had risen to leadership as an army general. For the next 11 years, England’s government changed completely. -
Peter 1 (the Great) becomes Czar
He is known as peter the great for his efforts to transform into a modern state. Peter had the absolute strength to regain the Russian monarchy. Jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. -
Expelling Jews and Gypsies from Spain
Spain made a huge effort to try and get rid of Jews and Gypsies. They carried out through a raid. There was other countries they were expelled from also. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
Catherine the Great and mant other Russian nobles grew angry at her husbands weak and incompetent rule. Catherine seized the power from her husband who was murdered. She was declared the ruler of Russia -
French Revolution begins
The long-standing resentments against the French monarchy fueled anger throughout France. It could be found in the unequal structure of French government and society. This was is still very important today. -
U.S. Constitution is ratified
In 1787, delegates met at a Constitutional Convention in Philidelphia to revise the articles. Instead they wrote a new constitution. The U.S. consitiution remains the oldest written constitution still in use today. -
Reign of Terror
Outside France, the countries of Great Britain, Holland, Spain, Austria, and Prussia were worried enough about the Revolution to form a coalition and make war against France. Some of the revolutionary leaders feared that they would lose control. -
Napolean becomes Emperor
The French constitution allowed the president to serve only four years, but Louis Napoleon wanted to remain in office. In another vote the following year, the French people elected him emperor Napoleon III. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
Napoleon’s disaster in Russia gave his enemies new hope.Napoleon raised another army, but his troops were inexperienced. In October 1813 the allies met Napoleon’s new troops near the German city of Leipzig. This battle was a clear defeat for Napoleon -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
The downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 19th century Japan was brought about by both internal and external factors. The downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 19th century Japan was brought about by both internal and external factors.The emperor reigned but did not rule; he was only a symbol to be worshipped.
