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Period: Sep 1, 1200 to
World History 2 Timeline
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Oct 1, 1300
The Renaissance
Began in Northern Italy
Renaissance=Rebirth of Classical ideas ,art, and learning
Art was religious- focused on telling a story -
Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry Navigation school in Portugal
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Dec 16, 1451
Byzantine capital of Constantinople conquered & renamed
It is renamed Instanbul by the Muslim Ottomans -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
sent by Ferdinand & isabella to find a direct dea route to Asia -
Jan 2, 1493
Treaty of Tordesillas
Drew a line dividing the Atlantic ocean (Line of Demarcation) between Spain and Portugal to avoid conflict – West of line is Spain’s & East of line is Portugal’s -
Oct 1, 1504
Michelangelo's "David"
Marble statue created between 1501-1504 -
Dec 16, 1509
Praise of Folly
Written by Erasmus -
Oct 1, 1512
Michelangelo's "Sistine Chapel"
Sistine Chapel Ceiling painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 -
Dec 1, 1517
Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"
Well known painting, known for her smirk -
Aug 19, 1519
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
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Dec 16, 1520
Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory
It said the sun was the center of the universe, not the earth -
Dec 16, 1532
Pizzaro conquers the Inca
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Julius Caesar
A tradgedy written by William Shakespeare which depicts the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. -
Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion
Said mathematical laws govern planetary motion & orbits were elliptical -
Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory
Used the telescope to support the heliocentric theory -
William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood
Discovered the circulation of blood throughout the body -
Taj Mahal
Was built for Shan Jahan's wife who died. it is located in India -
Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I
Oliver Cromwell had Charles I executed for treason . Cromwell then ruled as an military dictator with the title "Lord Protector" -
Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity
Discovered the laws of gravity -
Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan
stated that Humans are naturally evil
-In the “state of nature”, life would be “nasty, brutish, and short”
-So, people need a gov’t
-The state must have central authority to manage behavior -
The restoration of Charles II
He was Charles’ son. Parliament put him on the thrown. His rule is called the Restoration because it restored the monarchy -
John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government
-“Popular sovereignty”
-Gov’t’s power comes from the people
-People have “natural rights” to life, liberty, and property
-Purpose of gov’t is to protect these rights
-If it doesn’t, people have right to overthrow it
-Rulers aren’t chosen by God
-Favored self-gov’t over monarchy -
Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles
Symbolized Louis’s great authority and meant to impress visitors, show his power, and arouse envy of other monarchs -
Glorious Revolution (William & Mary)
Parliament invited William and Mary to replace James II for sake of Protestantism and it was a bloodless revolution -
English Bill of Rights
-Said ruler couldn’t:
-levy taxes w/out Parliament’s consent
-interfere with freedom of speech in Parliament
-penalize a citizen who petitions the king about grievances -
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
a seaport to the West (called the window to the west) -
Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws
-Separation of powers:
-dividing gov’t’s powers among 3 branches
-Checks and balances:
-the 3 branches can restrain each other -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract
free individuals agree to create a society and gov’t to protect their rights -
Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
-Based on Locke’s ideas
-Argued for natural rights
-Listed grievances as justification for revolution -
The American colonies win independence from England
