World History 2 Timeline

World History 2 Timeline

Period: Sep 1, 1200 to Oct 1, 2014

Renaissance Begins

Oct 1, 1300

The Reniassance began in Northern Italy. It was the rebirth of classical ideas, art, and learning.

Prince Henry founds navigation school in portugal

Oct 17, 1418

This event helped create maps for all of the expeditions they went on.

Constantinople conquered

Oct 1, 1453

Constantinope was the capital of the Byzantien empire. It was conquered and renamed Istanbul by the Ottoman Empire.

Columbus' First Voyage

Aug 3, 1492

Colubus set out to go to Asia and prove that the world is not flat. He runs into the americas on the way.

Michelangelo's "David"

Oct 1, 1501

This is a marble statue created by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504. It stands at 17 ft. high.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

Oct 1, 1503

Leonardo da Vinci painted this portrait between 1503 and 1517. This is one of the most beloved paintings in history.

Nichelangelo's painting of the sistine chapel

Oct 1, 1508

This event took place between 1508 and 1512. He was asked by the Pope to do this for the chapel.

Erasmus writes "Praise of Folly"

Nov 1, 1509

He wrote this on a roadtrip to take up his time instead of gossiping. It was writtento amuse his friend Sir Thomas More

Cortez conquers the Aztecs

Oct 17, 1521

This was a victory for the english settlers,Cortez showed up with 600 soldiers and this ended the Aztec empire.

Pizzaro conquers the Inca

Oct 17, 1532

He was looking for gold and silver and he decided to conquer and kill the inca.

Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory

Dec 17, 1543

Belief that the sun is the center of the universe and not the earth.

Shakespear writes "The Tragedy of Julius Ceaser"

Oct 1, 1599

This play was based on events surrounding the conspiracy against Julius Ceaser. This was composed around 1599.

Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion

Dec 17, 1609

1. The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci.
   1. A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.[1]
   2. The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

Galileo Galilei used telescope to support heliocentric theory

Dec 17, 1615

Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science". He improved the telescope to further support the heliocentric theory.

William Harvey

Dec 17, 1628

William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood. Harvey, observing the notion of the heart in living animals, was able to see that systole was the active phase of the heart's movement, pumping out the blood by its muscular contraction.

Taj Mahal Built

Oct 1, 1632

The Taj Mahal was built for Shah Jahan's wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It was built for her when she died.

Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I

Dec 16, 1649

At the trial, Charles refused to defend himself. When the judgment of the court was announced, that he was guilty, Charles finally started to defend himself but the decision was already made for him to be put to death.

Thomas Hobbes

Dec 17, 1651

Thomas Hobbes writes the Leviathan. Also known as The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil.

The restoration of Charles II

Dec 16, 1660

Parliment put CHarels II on the trown. He restored the Monarchy.

Louis XIV builds palace of Versailles

Dec 16, 1682

Louis XIV moves with his family to the Palace. It was the symbol of the power and his influence in Europe.

Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity

Dec 17, 1687

Newton's law of universal gravitation states that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force.

Glorious Revolution (William and Mary)

Dec 16, 1688

Parliament invited William and Mary to replace James Ii forsake of Protestantism. This was a bloodless revolution.

John Locke

Dec 17, 1689

John Locke writes Two Treatises on Government. It outlines Locke's ideas for a more civilised society based on natural rights and contract theory.

English Bill of Rights of 1689

Dec 17, 1689

The English Bill of Rights said that the rulers coud not levy takes without parliament's consent. They couldn't interfere with freedom of speech in parliament or penalize a citizent who petitions the king about grievences.

Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg

Dec 16, 1712

Peter the Great moved the Russian capital to St. Petersburg. He continued to channel all the country’s energy and resources into the construction of St. Petersburg.

Montesquieu

Dec 17, 1748

Montesquieu writes The Spirit of Laws. It is a treatise on political theory.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Dec 17, 1762

Jean-Jacques Rousseau writes The Social Contract. Rousseau theorized about the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society.

Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence

Dec 17, 1776

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The American colonies win independence from England

Dec 17, 1783

Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the USA. The people who broke free, refused to pay taxes to Parliament and eventually were able to separate from England.