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Period: Jan 28, 1300 to
Chapter 19 and 20
Age of Exploration -
Period: Feb 28, 1350 to
Chapter 21
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Period: Mar 22, 1350 to
Chapter 22
Enlightenment -
Period: Dec 13, 1350 to
Renaissance and Reformation
Events of chapter 17 -
Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is Born
He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and trade with other continents. -
Jul 17, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
He lengthened and widened the Grand Canal, this led to more goods transported from southern China to Beijing in the north. -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
He commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the MIddle East, Samolia, and the Swahili coast. -
Aug 17, 1430
Donatello creates his David statue
It is recorded as the centerpiece of the first coutyard in the Palazzo Medici during the wedding festivities of Loernzo de' Medici and Clarice Osini in 1469. -
Jan 4, 1440
Johann Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
In 1440, Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press which made books cheaper. It also made poor people more literate. -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
This is the start date of when constantinople would be captured. It lasted until 29 May 1453 when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. -
Oct 19, 1453
The Hundred Years' War Ends
This is when Bordeaux surrendered, leaving Calais as the last English possession in France.The result of the Hundreds Year was a result of a dynastic disagreement. -
Nov 28, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
He was the first European to have sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
C. Colbumbus spots land in North America
Instead of finding Asia on his voyage, he found what is now North America and the Carribean. -
Nov 19, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
This war ended Islamic rule and completed the Reconquista. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty settled conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th century voyages. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama lands in India
He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. -
Mar 9, 1499
Amerigo Vespucc charts New World coast
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci. -
Sep 16, 1503
Leonardo DaVinci starts the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is known as the best known work of art in the world. It is a half-length portrait of a woman started in 1503-1519. -
Feb 7, 1504
Nicolaus Copernicus begins studying planetary movement
This is significant because if he didn't publish his findings then we would still think that the earth is the center of the universe rather than the sun. -
Mar 1, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel was painted between 1508 and 1512 by Michelangelo. It is a cornerstone of High Renaissance art. -
Jun 27, 1510
Raphael paints School of Athens
The School of Athens is the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was part of Raphael's commission to with frescoes the rooms now known as Stanze di Raffaello. -
Apr 10, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
The Prince is claimed to be the first works of modern philosophy.It is in which the effective truth is to be taken more important than any abstract ideal. -
Feb 18, 1516
Mary I becomes Queen
She was Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 until her death. Edward wanted Lady Jane Grey to become Queen when he was ill, so to stop this Mary stopped her and then beheaded her. -
Oct 13, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Thesis
Martin Luther aproaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nail a piece of paper containing the 95 Revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. -
Mar 27, 1519
H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast
He ignored an order to recall the expedition and found the Mexican coast. -
Jan 31, 1522
First slave revolts in Hispaniola
Tweny slaves revolted and it was the first slave revolt. -
Nov 16, 1532
F. Pizarro meets Atahualpa
F. Pizarro trapped the Incan Emperor Atahualpa with 200 men to thousands. He forced him to Christianity and then killed him. -
Jan 29, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
He was looking for a passage to India and ended up claiming Montreal. -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536.Her subsequent executiong made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation. -
May 30, 1537
Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation.After being seriously wounded in the Battle of Pamplona, he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
He was king of England and Ireland until his death in 1547. He was crowned on the 20 of February at the age of nine. When he was ill his council drew up a "Devise for the Succession", attampting to prevent the country from being returned bact to Catholicism. -
Feb 28, 1555
Charles agreed to the Peace of Augsburg
I feel that this is an important event because it allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory. -
Feb 28, 1556
Philip II inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the Amercian colonies
I feel this is important because this made his empire stronger by acquriring Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
In her reign she is known for flourishing English drama.Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. -
Mar 1, 1572
St. Bartholomews Day Massacre in Paris
This sparked a six-week, nationwide slaughter of Huguenots. -
Battle in the English Channel
The Battle in the English Channel weakened Spain seriously, its wealth gave it the appearance of strength for a while longer. -
English East India Company is founded
It was a joint stock company. It was created to trade with India but traded with the most of the India subcontinent, northwest frontier province. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
It was the first company to issue stock. It was also often considered to be the first multinational corporation in the world. -
Henry IV's death
A fanatic leaped into his carriage and stabbed him to death. After Henry's death, his son Louis XIII resigned. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
He was last seen in James Bay. He, his son, and some of his crew were set asail in a small boat by his crew. -
William Shakespeare dies
He was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. -
Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
It directed ones reasoning and search for the truth in the sciences. -
Louis becomes ruler
The true ruler of France was Richelieu's successor, Cardinal Mazarin. -
Thirty Years War Ends
After the thirty years war, the peace treaty made France the powerful country in Europe. -
Thomas Hobbes outlines the social contract in Leviathan
It is significant because it demonstrated the necesity of a strong central authority to avoid the evil of discord and civil war. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
New Netherlands was given up without a shot being fired. -
Treaty of Nijmegen
With this treaty being signed France gained several towns and a region called Franche-Comte. -
Parliament passed on Habeas Corpus
This law gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner should be tried or set free. -
La Salle claim Mississippi River for Spain
The expeditions led to the establishment of an overland trade route connecting french colonies in Canada with french colonies in Louisiana. -
Isaac Newton published his laws of gravity in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
This law formed the foundation for classical mechanics. -
William and Mary sign the Bill of Rights
By William and Mary signing the Bill of Rights it reduced limits on their royal power. -
Peter embarked on the "Grand Embassy"
Peter wanted to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. Never before had a czar traveled among Western "heretics" -
War of Spanish Succession
Countries felt threatened by this increase in the Bourbon dynasty's power so they teamed up against France and Spain. -
Russia won the "Window on the Sea"
This win of the Window on the Sea gained them a piece of the Baltic coast. -
KIng Frederick and William I bought the Junkers Cooperation
This gave the Junkers the the exclusive right to be officers in his army. -
Charles VI becomes Hapsburgs rulers.
It did a lot of arm-twisting to make his daughter the heir of all of his Hapsburg territories. -
Gabriel Fahrenheit makes the first mercury- in- glass thermometer
This is significant because fahrenheit is what we use today and if he didn't make the in glass thermomdeter we wouldn't know what the temperature was. -
Maria Theresa succeeded her father
Frederick thought that just because she was the ruler that he would win the war. This started the War of the Austria Succession. -
Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
He promoted religious tolerance throughout his region. He conquered Polish territories in the First Partition of Poland. -
Denis Diderot publishes the first volumes of his Encyclopedia
It is significant because it gave attention on the mechanical arts. It also represented the thought of the Enlightenment. -
Seven Years' War begins
French expansion into the Ohio River valley brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies. -
Mary Wollstonecraft is born
It is significant because she was an advocate of womens rights. -
Catherine the Great puts down the serf Rebellion
It is significant because it ended many rebellions. -
Boston Tea Party
It is significant because we established independece from Britain. -
Joseph Priestley separates oxygen from the air
This is significant because we breathe oxygen. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
This made the thirteen states become independent. -
Joseph II abolishes serfdom in Austria
It is significant because later in 1789 he declared that peasants must be paid in cash rather than in labor.. -
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention sign the Constitution
People form a meeting revising the Articles of confederation. -
Mozart first performs Don Giovanni
This play was a mix of serious and comical. It is one of the most performed operas worldwide.
