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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Industrial Revolution
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death - 1 in 3 people died from the black death. The black death stopped people from building factorys and from countries industrializing
Black Death in Europe (1346–53). Resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people. the balck death was most likely carried by rats and mice, they would have traveled over on boats and made the disease spread everywhere. -
May 1, 1373
A lock in a river
A river lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river. -
Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press
Posters, flyers, pamphlets and mailers would not exist. The printing press allows us to share large amounts of information quickly and in huge numbers. In fact, it is so important that it has come to be known as one of the most important inventions of our time. It drastically changed the way society evolved. -
May 1, 1503
mona lisa was painted
The mona lisa is a portrait of a woman painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The mona lisa is the most talked about painting in the world and everyone should know it. -
May 4, 1517
protestant reformation
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. -
Jan 1, 1536
potato was found in America
The plant Darwin observed was the potato. The tuber was remarkable for both its adaptability and its nutritional value. As well as providing starch, an essential component of the diet, potatoes are rich in vitamin C, high in potassium and an excellent source of fiber. In fact, potatoes alone supply every vital nutrient except calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D. The easily-grown plant has the ability to provide more nutritious food faster on less land than any other food crop, and in almost any hab -
Creation of the first public company
A public, publicly traded, publicly held company or public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets. In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. -
submarine
The first successful submarine was built in 1620 by Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, a Dutchman in the service of James I of England - it may have been based on Bourne's design. It was propelled by oars and is thought to have incorporated floats with tubes to allow air down to the rowers. -
Petition of Rights
As a precondition to granting any future taxes, in 1628 Parliament forced the King to assent to the Petition of Right. This asked for a settlement of Parliament's complaints against the King's non-parliamentary taxation and imprisonments without trial, plus the unlawfulness of martial law and forced billets. -
execution of charles 1st in england
He was accused of being a tyrant, traitor and murderer; and a public and implacable enemy to the Commonwealth of England. -
intravenous infections, blood, drugs and vacines can be injected
Sometimes phlebitis may occur at the site where a peripheral intravenous (IV) line was started. The surrounding area may be sore and tender along the vein. If an infection is present, symptoms may include redness, fever, pain, swelling, or breakdown of the skin. -
The Great Fire Of London
The great fire of london swept through london, it started at a bakery shortly after midnight, Sunday the 2nd of september and went to the 5th of september. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000. There were only 6 deaths recorded but there were so much more. -
Habeas Corpus Act of Great
Habeas Corpus is a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. -
lisbon earthquake kills over 30,000
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on Saturday, 1 November, the holiday of All Saints' Day, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. The Industrial revolution changed the world in many different ways and helped young kids get an education and actually have some sleep and not be up for 18 hours and only having a tiny amaount of sleep. even though there were only four inspectors that had a look at the factories they were a little bit better before the industrial revoulution -
The spinning Jenny
one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This grew to 120 as technology advanced -
steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. James Watt invented the steam machine to make it easier to trancport stuff through the country -
Declaration of indepence
The Declaration of Independence is the usual name of a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Branches Of Government
In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. -
Threshing Machine
It was first invented by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture. It was devised for the separation of grain from stalks and husks. -
Small Poxs vaccine was discovered
Smallpox vaccine, the first successful vaccine to be developed, was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1798. -
The first battery was invented
Volta invented the first true battery, which came to be known as the voltaic pile. The voltaic pile consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other, separated by a layer of cloth or cardboard soaked in brine -
Industrial Revolution Finished
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The light bulb was invented
Before the lightbulb, people were using mainly candles, gas or oil-lamps to see in a pitch black rooms. Having the lightbulb would haved helped a lot back then because they could keep working through the night because you can see. -
World War 1
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world war 1 ends
