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Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1451 to
Scientific Revolution
A period when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences led to ancient Greece doctrines. Helped lay the foundation for medern science. -
Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Columbus
Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic, reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization. -
Period: Jan 1, 1469 to Dec 24, 1524
De Gama
Portuguese explorer. In 1497–1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. -
Period: Jan 1, 1476 to Jun 26, 1541
Pizarro
Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru in 1531–1533. -
Period: Feb 23, 1483 to Jan 5, 1531
Babur
He was a military adventurer from Central Asia who rose to power at Kabul (present-day Afghanistan) after establishing his first kingdom in 1504. -
Period: Apr 22, 1485 to Dec 2, 1547
Cortes
Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519–1521 for Spain -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Columbian Exchange
A dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations (including slaves), communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres (Old World and New World). -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
One of the most signifcant ruling dynasties in Iran. -
Period: Jan 1, 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
It was led by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other early Pretestants. It was an attempt to reform the Catholic church. -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Empire
It was an imperial power in South Asia that ruled a large portion of the Indian subcontinent. It began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of India by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century. -
Period: Oct 6, 1552 to
Matteo Ricci
He was an Italian Jesuit priest, and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission, as it existed in the 17th-18th centuries. His current title is Servant of God. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo
He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. -
Period: Jan 1, 1580 to
Triangle Trade
Carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa, Between Africa, South America and North America. -
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Tokugawa Shogugnate
The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868, when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. -
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Creation of Colonies in the New World
There were 13 English colonies. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. -
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Thirty Years' War
One of the most destructive conflicts in European histroy. No single cause can accurately be described as the reason for fighting. -
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Enlightenment
A philosophical movement of the eighteenth century which stressed human reasoning over blind faith or obedience and was thus in contrast with much of the religious and political order of the day, while also encouraging 'scientific' thinking. -
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty, also known as the Manchu dynasty, was the last ruling dynasty of China. During its reign the Qing Dynasty became highly integrated with Chinese culture. The dynasty reached its height in the 18th century, during which both territory and population were increased. -
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Peter The Great
He ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire. He carried out a policy of modernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into a 3-billion acre Russian Empire, a major European power. -
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
They both ruled france from1774 to 1791 and was later suspended and arrested as part of the insurrection of the 10th of August during the French Revolution, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of high treason, and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 as "Citoyen Louis Capet". He is the only king of France ever to be executed. -
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French- Indian War
Name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756 the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War. -
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Catherine the Great
She reigned as Empress of Russia from July 9th 1762 after the assassination of her husband, Peter III, just after the end of the Seven Years' War until her death. Under her the Russian Empire expanded, improved its administration and continued to modernize. Her rule re-vitalized Russia, which grew stronger than ever and became recognized as one of the great powers of Europe -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was a military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition changed to ideas about citizenship. -
Storming of the Bastille
Bastille was captured, French Revolution begins. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. -
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Haitian Revolutiton
The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which resulted in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic. -
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.