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The Crusades were wars fought over Christianity. The Pope basically told the people, "As long as it's in the name of God, it's okay."
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The Rennaisance started in Italy after the Bubonic Plague swept through Europe. The word is French for rebirth.
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The Hundred Years war began because the English thought France should be part of England. The French disagreed with this idea, clearly. The resulting war lasted one hundred and fourteen years.
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The Balck Death was a plague originating in fleas. The fleas brought it over from the Gobi Desert and wiped out approimately one third of the population.
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The Ming Dynasty was made up of sixteen generations. It is known for its order and its art.
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Sheng He lived during the Ming Dynasty. He traveled throughout the Indian ocean for 28 years.
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Joan of Arc was a woman who was burned as a witch. She was burned because she incited the French to fight for their freedom.
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The printing press was the most important invention during the Rennaissance. The first book printed using the new press was the Bible.
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The Ottomans originally came from Turkey. They conquered Constantinople in seven weeks.
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Columbus sailed from Spain with the backing of the Queen Isabella of Spain. He sailed three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
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Spanish people expelled religious people from their homes. This was an attept to cleanse Spain.
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Da Gama was Portugese. He was the first to reach India by sea.
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The Slave trade across the Atlantic made running plantations easier for whites. An estimated 15-20 million slaves were brought over from west Africa.
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Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most widely known painters. During this timespan is when one of the most famous of his paintins is thought to have been made.
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Michaelangelo was forced into painting the Sistine Chapel. He did a good job, though. He used a style called fresco-- painting on wet plaster.
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Martin Luther's ninety five theses were a list of everything Luther had an issue with in the Catholic Church. He nailed the list to the door of the church, and got excommunicated for his efforts.
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Ferdinand Magellen was the leader of the first crew to sail all the way around the world. Unfortunately, Magellen died in the Phillipines before he could make it home.
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The Mughal Empire started after the people gor tired of the Mongols' rule. The decendant of Ghenghis Khan led the Empire.
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The Angelican church was founded because Henry wasn't happy with just daughters. However, he didn't want to kill this particular wife, but he did want to get rid of her.
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Copernicus was a scientist from the sixteenth century. Everyone thought he was mad because he thought the earth went around the sun.
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Fransisco Pizzaro invaded the Inca Empire much the same way Hernan Cortes did the Aztecs, The conquistador's main advantage lay with the horses they brought over.
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The Council of Trent was convened because of Martin Luther's ninety five theses and his issues with the way the church was working. The Council solved many problems, but they also were against Protestantism.
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Phillip was called Phillip the Prudent. "The empire on which the sun never sets" was a phrase coined during his reign, due to the extent of his wealth.
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Elizabeth had many nicknames-- The Virgin Queen among them because she had no children. She was the last of the Tudor line because of this.
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The New World was first discovered by Vikings. Columbus rediscovered it and brought news of it to Spain.
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The Age of Enlightenment was a time spanning only two hundred years that changed how people thought. It was akin to the Rennaisansse.
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Jamestown was one of the first few English colonies settled in America. It was also one of the most successful.
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Louis the great righned for the longest in European history-- 72 years and 110 days. He was also called Louis the Great.
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The Qing were known for their Mandate of Heaven attitude. They were overthrown by rebellion.
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The book Leviathon was about the social contract theory. The social contract theory means that the government gives the people what they want and the people continue to vote for the ones in charge.
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Cromwell was a fervent believer in God and believed that God was directing his victories. He was quickly promoted from leading one single unit to larger portions of the army to defeat the royalists.
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Peter expanded the boundaries of Russia through several successful wars. He led a cultural revolution that changed the social and political order of Russia. He also had a really great mustache.
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Catharine was Russia's longest ruling female in Russia. Her reign was called Russia's golden age.
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The French Revolution spanned ten years. It marked the beginning of democracy in France.
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The US Constitution was only ratified after the American Revolution. All thirteen states had to ratify for it to go into effect.
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Th Reign of Terror was also known simply as The Terror in France. It began shortly after the onset of the Fernch Revolution.
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Napoleon is the infamous Emperor of France. He is best known for being really short and losing the battle of Waterloo.
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This was Napoleon's most famous battle. He was Emporer of the French from 1804 to 1815.
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The Tokugawa Shogunate was the last military government in Fuedal Japan. It began in 1603.
