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Age of Exploration
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Enlightenment
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Events of chapter 17
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He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and trade with other continents.
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He lengthened and widened the Grand Canal, this led to more goods transported from southern China to Beijing in the north.
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He commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the MIddle East, Samolia, and the Swahili coast.
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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.
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In 1440, Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press which made books cheaper. It also made poor people more literate.
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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.
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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.
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He was the first European to have sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa.
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Instead of finding Asia on his voyage, he found what is now North America and the Carribean.
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This war ended Islamic rule and completed the Reconquista.
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This treaty settled conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th century voyages.
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He was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
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America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.
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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.
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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.
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The Sistine Chapel was painted between 1508 and 1512 by Michelangelo. It is a cornerstone of High Renaissance art.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He ignored an order to recall the expedition and found the Mexican coast.
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Tweny slaves revolted and it was the first slave revolt.
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F. Pizarro trapped the Incan Emperor Atahualpa with 200 men to thousands. He forced him to Christianity and then killed him.
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He was looking for a passage to India and ended up claiming Montreal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I feel that this is an important event because it allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory.
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I feel this is important because this made his empire stronger by acquriring Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies.
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In her reign she is known for flourishing English drama.Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
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This sparked a six-week, nationwide slaughter of Huguenots.
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The Battle in the English Channel weakened Spain seriously, its wealth gave it the appearance of strength for a while longer.
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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.
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It was the first company to issue stock. It was also often considered to be the first multinational corporation in the world.
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A fanatic leaped into his carriage and stabbed him to death. After Henry's death, his son Louis XIII resigned.
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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.
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He was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist.
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It directed ones reasoning and search for the truth in the sciences.
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The true ruler of France was Richelieu's successor, Cardinal Mazarin.
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After the thirty years war, the peace treaty made France the powerful country in Europe.
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It is significant because it demonstrated the necesity of a strong central authority to avoid the evil of discord and civil war.
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New Netherlands was given up without a shot being fired.
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With this treaty being signed France gained several towns and a region called Franche-Comte.
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This law gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner should be tried or set free.
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The expeditions led to the establishment of an overland trade route connecting french colonies in Canada with french colonies in Louisiana.
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This law formed the foundation for classical mechanics.
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By William and Mary signing the Bill of Rights it reduced limits on their royal power.
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Peter wanted to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. Never before had a czar traveled among Western "heretics"
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Countries felt threatened by this increase in the Bourbon dynasty's power so they teamed up against France and Spain.
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This win of the Window on the Sea gained them a piece of the Baltic coast.
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This gave the Junkers the the exclusive right to be officers in his army.
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It did a lot of arm-twisting to make his daughter the heir of all of his Hapsburg territories.
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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.
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Frederick thought that just because she was the ruler that he would win the war. This started the War of the Austria Succession.
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He promoted religious tolerance throughout his region. He conquered Polish territories in the First Partition of Poland.
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It is significant because it gave attention on the mechanical arts. It also represented the thought of the Enlightenment.
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French expansion into the Ohio River valley brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies.
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It is significant because she was an advocate of womens rights.
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It is significant because it ended many rebellions.
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It is significant because we established independece from Britain.
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This is significant because we breathe oxygen.
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This made the thirteen states become independent.
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It is significant because later in 1789 he declared that peasants must be paid in cash rather than in labor..
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People form a meeting revising the Articles of confederation.
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This play was a mix of serious and comical. It is one of the most performed operas worldwide.
