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Period: Sep 27, 1299 to
Ottoman Empire
Founded after the Byzantine empire. Waged wars against Christians. -
Period: Apr 10, 1340 to
Songhai Empire
Big Muslim empire that pushed into and took control of the Shara. -
Apr 10, 1445
Prince Henry the Navigator
Advanced map making and opened up a school for navigation and the making of better ships. -
Jan 1, 1450
Beginning of Portugese Slave Trade
Prince Henry established a slave market in 1445. Libson, which is Portugal's captital city became a slave prot. Slavery then spread around Portugul. -
Apr 10, 1453
Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
Sultan to the Ottoman emprie. Also conquered Constantinople. -
Apr 10, 1462
The Reign of Sunni Ali
First king of Songhair empire. Tried to unify people. Helped slave trade. -
Oct 10, 1487
Dias' voyage into the Indian Ocean
First European to sail around Africa to find route to India allowing Europeans to trade directly with the country. -
Nov 1, 1492
Columbu's First Voyage
Orignally going to find a new route to India, Colmbus found the Carribean islands, which led to the discovery of the Americas. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Divided newly discovered lands between Portugal and Spain. -
Period: Apr 10, 1502 to
Safavid Dynasty
Rivals with Ottoman Empire. Shi'ite Muslims. -
Apr 10, 1519
Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Spanish went into Mexico looking for gold, which they didn't find. They also abused the native people by using them for labour and taking their resources. -
Nov 15, 1519
Martin Luther
Played major part in Protestant Reformation and caused split in church. Changed a lot of people in Europes view of the church. -
Apr 10, 1521
Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
Attacked Europe. Reconstructed Ottoman legal system. -
Period: Apr 10, 1527 to
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Dynasty was an empire in India. The country was prosperous in this dyansty. -
Apr 10, 1534
Foundation of the Society of Jesus
The society worked towards the spreading of the Catholic faith all around the world. -
Nov 16, 1545
Council of Trent
Council in Catholic church that examined teachings of Martin Luther and other people. Also worked to strengthen church. -
Nov 15, 1546
John Calvin
Influential Protestant leader inspired by Martin Luther who helped spread his ideas. -
Period: Apr 10, 1556 to
Reign of Akbar
Brought most of India under Mughal control and worked towards social harmony. -
Period: Apr 10, 1572 to
Reign of Emperor Wanli
Ming dynasty declined under his rule. -
Spanish Armada
Spanish fleet tha sailed to invade England. -
Tokagowa Shogunate
Establishd political unity and economic integration in Japan. Made military more modern. Also helped modernize Japan somewhat. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei is an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher that took part of the Scientific Revolution. Know for his work in adtronomy. -
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Thirty Years War
War that caused depopulation and economic decline of the Holy Roman Empire. -
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Qing Dynasty
Last imperial dyansty of China. -
Peace of Westphalia
Series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years War and the Eighty Years War. -
John Locke
English philospoher that helped the Enlightenment. Argued against 'divine right' and helped change some laws. -
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Seven Year's War
Huge war that affected all the great powers of the world. -
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Haitian Revolution
Resulted in Elimination of Slavery in the country and formation of the Republic of Haiti. -
Establishment of first colony in Africa
Could not find exact date Important because it led to European counries taking control of a lot of Africa. -
End of Britain's slave trade
Step towards the getting rid of slave trade all around the world.