Story of Mankind By LleBaron 500 BCE Gautama founds Buddhism 30 Jesus founds Christianity 330 Capital of Rome Empire moved to Constantinople 476 Fall of Rome 622 Muhammad founds Islam 800 Charlemagne temporarily reverses decline of western Europe Period: 800 to 1200 Golden Age of Islam Period: 1095 to 1291 Crusades Period: 1100 to 1300 Development of major European trading centers 1200 Venetians and Arabs monopolize European spice trade 1215 English nobles force King John to sign the Magna Carta 1290 Development of parliamentary government in England 1300 End of Middle Ages in Italy Period: 1300 to 1500 Renaissance in Italy Period: 1400 to 1600 Renaissance elsewhere in Europe 1450 End of Middle Ages elsewhere in Europe 1450 Development of moveable type and printing press 1450 Prince Henry develops marine technologies and sends ships to explore the coast of Africa 1453 Fall of Constantinople - End of the Byzantine Empire 1492 Discovery and exploration of the New World begins 1498 Da Gama reaches India Period: 1500 to 1800 Search for a practical NW passage 1506 Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa 1517 Luther posts 95 theses Period: 1519 to 1522 Magellan expedition circumnavigates the globe 1534 Henry VIII heads Church of England 1543 Copernicus proposes sun-centered solar system 1588 England defeats the Armada Period: 1618 to 1648 Thirty Year's War 1688 Glorious Revolution takes place in England 1700 Isaac Newton describes force and motion in mathematical terms 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle 1769 James Watt invents the flying shuttle 1776 US Declaration of Independence 1789 US Constitution goes into effect
