World History 2 Timeline

Michelangelo's "David"

Dec 18, 1380

Michelangelo drew "David".

Michelangelos "SIstine Chapel"

Dec 31, 1380

Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel

Leornardo da Vinvici"s " Mona Lisa"

Dec 18, 1400

Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

Shakespeare writes the tragedy of julius ceasar

Dec 18, 1414

Shakespeare writes a play about julius ceaser dying

Erasmus writes "Praise of Folly"

Dec 18, 1425

The Renaissance

Oct 1, 1492

The renaissance is the rebirth of classical ideas and art. It was the birth of the modern world.

Columbus' first voyage

Oct 18, 1492

Treaty of Tordesillas

Oct 18, 1493

Divided the Atlantic Ocean

Taj Mahal

Dec 18, 1500

Shah Jahan built the Taj in memory of his wife.

Pizzaro conquers the Inca

Oct 18, 1513

He conquered the Inca

Prince Henry founds navigation school in Portugal

Oct 14, 1518

Prince Henry the navigatior founded the navigation school

Cortez conquers the Aztecs

Oct 18, 1520

He conquered the Aztecs

Versailles

Dec 18, 1600

Louis XVI built it and that where he and nobles lived.

St. Petersburg

Dec 18, 1630

Peter the Great built it. It gave him seaport to the west.

Cromwell execution

Dec 18, 1650

Cromwell got beheaded for treason.

Restoration of Charles II

Dec 18, 1670

Parliament made him king.

Glorious Revolution

Dec 18, 1688

Parliament invited William and Mary to replace James II

English Bill of Rights of 1689

Dec 18, 1689

A bill of rights.

Storming of Bastille

Dec 18, 1789

They broke in a prison for weapons.

Reign of Terror

Dec 18, 1793

They were killing people left and right. As many as 40,000 people were killed.

Death of Louis XIV

Dec 18, 1793

They beheaded him. Killed him for treason.

Congress of Vienna

Dec 18, 1814

They try to restore Europe.

Napolean dies

Dec 18, 2013

Napolean was exiled to the island of St. Helena.