World History 1096-1867 By defalser Period: Oct 7, 1096 to Oct 7, 1291 Crusades are fought Oct 7, 1300 Renaissance begins Period: Sep 25, 1337 to Sep 25, 1453 100 Years War begins Oct 7, 1347 Black Death begins in Europe Period: Oct 7, 1368 to Oct 7, 1644 Ming Dynasty in China Oct 7, 1400 Johannes Gutenberg-printing press Period: Oct 13, 1405 to Oct 13, 1433 Voyages of Zheng He Sep 25, 1431 Joan of Arc burned at the stake Oct 7, 1453 Ottomans conquer Constantinople Sep 25, 1492 Jews, Gypsies, and Moors expelled from Spain Oct 7, 1492 1st voyage of Columbus Sep 25, 1498 Da Gama lands in India Period: Sep 25, 1500 to Sep 25, 1800 Slave trade across Atlantic Period: Sep 25, 1501 to Sep 25, 1722 Safavid Empire Sep 25, 1502 Naming of the New World Period: Sep 25, 1503 to Sep 25, 1506 Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa Oct 7, 1508 Michaelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel Mar 12, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses Oct 7, 1519 Magellan starts his "around the world" trip Sep 25, 1526 Mughal Empire begins Oct 7, 1534 Henry VIII founds Anglican Church Oct 7, 1537 Pizarro invades Inca Empire Oct 7, 1543 Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory Aug 28, 1545 Council of Trent Period: Oct 7, 1545 to Oct 7, 1563 Council of Trent Period: Sep 25, 1556 to Sep 25, 1598 Philip II rules Spain Period: Sep 25, 1600 to Sep 25, 1792 Age of Elightenment Oct 7, 1607 Jamestown, colony in Virgina, founded Oct 7, 1643 Louis XIV becomes king of France Oct 7, 1644 Qing Dynasty in China begins Sep 25, 1651 Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan Period: Sep 25, 1653 to Sep 25, 1658 Oliver Cromweill rules England Oct 7, 1682 Peter I (the Great) becomes czar Period: Sep 25, 1762 to Sep 25, 1796 Catherine the Great rules Russia Sep 25, 1789 U.S Constitution is ratified Oct 7, 1789 French Revolution begins Sep 25, 1793 Reign of Terror begins Oct 7, 1805 Napoleon becomes Emperor Oct 7, 1815 Napolean defeated at Waterloo Oct 7, 1867 Tokugawa Shogunate ends
