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Oct 1, 1300
The Renaissance
Rebirth of classical ideas, art,and learning. Birth of the modern world, -
Oct 18, 1418
Prince Henry finds navigational school in Portugal
People were trained to sail down the west coast of Africa -
May 29, 1453
Byzantine capital of Constantinople conquered and renamed Istanbul by the Muslim Ottomans
The siege lasted for a little over a month. -
Sep 3, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
In charge of three ships, was trying to go to the west but ended up going east -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Divided the newly discovered lands -
Sep 8, 1504
Michelangelo's "David"
Symoblozies the defense of civil liberties. -
Oct 1, 1511
Erasmus writes "Praise of Folly"
Erasmus originally wrote this in a week. This is one of the most notable works of the Renaissance. -
Oct 1, 1512
Michelangelo's painting of the Sistene Chapel
Contains scenes from the Book of Genesis. -
Oct 1, 1517
Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Currently on permanent display at The Louvre in France. -
Oct 18, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Landmark victory for the European settlers -
Oct 18, 1531
Pizzaro conquers the Inca
Pizzaro and 180 other men conquered the Inca. -
Dec 16, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory.
Few astronauts believed in this theory. -
Shakespeare writes "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar"
Julius Caesar isn't the most important character in the play. -
Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion.
Found his first two laws by analyzing Brahe's work. -
Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory.
Made great improvements to the Dutch telescope after hearing about it. -
William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood
Wasn't translated into English for two decades. -
Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I
They had to pay someone to execute CHarles because no one wanted to do it. -
Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan
Was written during the English Civil War. -
Taj Mahal built
Built as a memorial for Shah Jahan's wife who had passed. -
The restoration of Charles II
First monarch to rule after the restoration. -
Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles
After it was built, Versailles went from a village to a suburb. -
Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity.
Robert Hooke accused Newton of plagiarism. -
Glorious Revolution (William and Mary)
Was basically the overthrow of King James II of England. -
English Bill of Rights of 1689
Inspiration for the US Bill of Rights. -
John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government
Published anonymously at first. -
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
Used to be the Imperial Capital of Russia. -
Death of Louis XIV
Louis XIV ruled for 72 years. -
Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws
Published anonymously, also written by Charles de Secondat. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract
Inspired political reforms in France. -
Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
Separated the thirteen colonies from Britain. -
The American colonies win independence from England
We weren't independent until the Treaty of Paris was signed. -
Storming of the Bastille
The peasants and soldiers stormed the Bastille because the monarchy was being abused. -
Reign of Terror
Tens of thousands of deaths by guillotine and executions. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
It is still unknown whether Napoleon died because of stomach cancer or if he was poisoned. -
Congress of Vienna meets
Almost every country in Europe had a representative present. -
Napoleon dies
His health had been falling for three months before he died.
