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Period: 1095 to 1219
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. -
Aug 15, 1096
The First Crusade
The First Crusade was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, supported and at times led by the Church. The first Crusade was a victory for the Church. https://www.britannica.com/crusades -
1147
The Second Crusade
The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. -
1189
The Third Crusade
The Third Crusade was an attempt by three European monarchs of Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin. https://www.britannica.com/crusades -
1212
The Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade was a religious movement in Europe during the summer of 1212. Thousands of young people took Crusading vows and set out to recover Jerusalem from the Muslims. https://www.britannica.com/event/Childrens-Crusade -
Period: 1346 to 1352
The Black Death
The Black Death was when a dangerous germ spread across Asia and Europe. One third of the population died due to this germ. -
1347
The Black Death Spreads
The Black Death moves from China and Central Asia to Europe when an army led by Mongol ruler Janibeg attacks the Genoese trading port of Kaffa. As infected soldiers die from the disease, Janibeg catapults their bodies into the town to infect his enemies. https://www.preceden.com/timelines/49344-the-black-death-timeline -
1348
Daughter of King Edward III died of the plague
She was to marry King Pedro of Castille, the son of Alfonso XI and Maria of Portugal. As Princess Joan start on her journey, by that time the Black Death had not yet reached England. However she was the first victim in the camp that suffered from the disease and failed to escape it. https://www.preceden.com/timelines/49344-the-black-death-timeline -
1349
3000 Jews killed in Germany
3,000 Jews were killed in Erfurt, Germany because of the Black Death. The Jews tried to defend themselves from the mob of Christians. None of them survived from the Christian mobs. https://www.preceden.com/timelines/49344-the-black-death-timeline -
1349
King Edward III orders the streets to be cleaned of the dead bodies
Edward III ordered the Mayor of London to clean the city’s streets, he complained that the streets and lanes of London were “foul with human faces”, and the air of the city is dangerous to people passing by, specifically in the time of infectious disease, the Black Death. https://www.preceden.com/timelines/49344-the-black-death-timeline -
1397
The Medicii Bank Opens
The Medici bank, which was founded in Florence in 1397, was one of the most powerful business enterprises of the Renaissance years in Italy. It operated branches all over Western Europe. observer.com -
Period: 1400 to 1495
The Early Renaissance
Early Renaissance focused on the art of realism, which was in line with the Humanism ideals prevalent during this cultural shift in European history. There was more naturalism in art. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-renaissance-timeline-events-overview.html -
Period: 1400 to
Age of Exploration
It was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas. Notes/Videos we wtached -
1436
The Printing Press
The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers. Gutenbergs Bible, was later used by this invention. Notes/Videos we watched -
Period: 1445 to 1527
The High Renaissance
High Renaissance artists were influenced by the linear perspective, shading, and naturalistic figurative treatment launched by Early Renaissance artists like Masaccio and Mantegna. -
1454
The Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible was the earliest major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe. The reason for the printing is so that common-folk could understand the bible. -
1492
Discovery of the Bahamas
Explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani. -
Jan 1, 1493
Columbian Exchange
Columbus brought nearly 1,200 settlers and a variety of European animals and plants. Europeans found new foods and transported them back to the Old World. The Columbian Exchange shaped the world we live in. timetoast.com -
1495
Da Vinci paints The Last Supper
It depicts the dramatic scene described in several closely connected moments in the Gospels. According to Leonardo’s belief that posture, gesture, and expression should manifest the “notions of the mind,” ritannica.com/topic/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci -
1497
Vasco da Gama sails around Africa
The reason he sailed is because of better access to the Indian spice routes boosted Portugal's economy. Sailing south down the coast of Africa, then veering far out into the Atlantic and swinging back in an arc to arrive off the southern African coast is how he arrived. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/da_gama_vasco.shtml#:~:text=Vasco%20da%20Gama%20(c.&text=Setting%20off%20in%20July%201497,still%20followed%20by%20sailing%20vessels. -
1504
The Mona Lisa
eonardo da Vinci did start painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in the Italian city, but in 1516 he was invited by King François I to work in France, and scholars believe he finished the painting there https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting -
1513
"The Prince" Is Published
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for publishing The Prince, written in about 1513 https://www.britannica.com/biography -
1517
Martin Luther 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Catholic church. He listed all his problems with the church, he was later excommunicated from the Catholic church. He created the form of christianity what we know today as Protestantism. The notes/videos we watched -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes Conqueres the Aztecs
In 1519, Hernan Cortes began an inland trek with 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons toward the Aztec capital,Tenochtitlan .This event was the eigth most important because without the conquering of the Aztecs, the Spanish's empire wouldn't have expanded. timetoast.com -
Period: 1530 to
The Late Renaissance
This was the period when the Renaissance began to transition to the Baroque. It was marked by the Protestant Reformation, an artistic style known as Mannerism. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-renaissance-timeline-events-overview.html -
1533
Ivan The Terrible is born
Ivan conquered large amounts of territory transforming Russia into a multienthnic country who did this later on in his life. He became the first Tsar of Russia https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-the-Terrible -
1543
Scientific Revolution / Copernicus
The scientific revoultion was an era in which new ideas like physics, chemistry, medicine and biology formed and paved the way for modern science. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Copernican-Revolution -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg, first permanent legal basis for the coexistence of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany. -
1559
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1
Queen Elizabeth was the 5th and last monarch in the Tudor dynasty. Her father was King Henry the VIII, she is remembered for establishing the English Protestant church and the defeat of the Spainish Armada. https://www.royal.uk/elizabeth-i -
The Triangular Trade
Triangular Trade across the Atlantic was a series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The materials and crops were exchanged for slaves, the slaves were later sailed to the America. Sometimes the slaves were shipped to Europe for other goods. timetoast.com -
Galileo enhances the telescope
He designed and built telescopes with increasingly higher magnifying power for his own use and to present to his patrons. He was a skilled instrument maker, and his telescopes were known for their high quality. https://history.aip.org/exhibits/cosmology/tools/tools-first-telescopes.htm