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Period: Sep 1, 1200 to
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Jan 1, 1300
renaissance begians
Rebirth of of many classical ideas. Many people excelled in education and in visual arts. -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
Byzantine capital of Constantinople conquered and
renamed Istanbul by the Muslim Ottomans -
Oct 18, 1460
prince henry founds navigation school
Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast, but did not go on them himsel -
Oct 18, 1492
colubus' first voyage
in 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue :) -
Apr 7, 1493
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was intended to solve the dispute that had been created following the return of Christopher Columbus and his crew -
Apr 7, 1493
treatry of totillias
The Treaty of Tordesillas was intended to solve the dispute that had been created following the return of Christopher Columbus and his crew -
Jan 1, 1504
michelangeos's david
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo -
Jan 1, 1506
mona lisa
a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world -
Jan 1, 1511
In Praise of Folly
is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511 -
Jan 1, 1512
The Sistine Chapel ceiling
Painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art -
Oct 18, 1541
pizzaro conquers incas
Francisco Pizarro González 1471 -1541 was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire. -
Dec 16, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus developed heliocentric theory
Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543 -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo, was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
William Harvey discovered circulation of the blood -
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. -
Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion
In astronomy, Kepler's laws of planetary motion are three scientific laws describing motion of planets around the Sun -
Charles I dies
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 -
taj mahal
tomb for a rulers wife -
Charles II
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685)[c] was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton formulated law of gravity -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution,also called the Revolution of 1688 -
english bill of rights
The Bill of Rights[1] is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on 16 December 1689 -
Tsar Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
byTsar Peter the Great, on 27 May 1703, Saint Petersburg was capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917 -
Louis XIV passed away
After a week of slow agony, Louis XIV passed away in Versailles on 1 September 1715 at 8.15 in the morning, just before his 77th birthday -
Declaration of Independence
thomas jefferson signs the Declaration of Independence -
The American colonies win independence from England
The American Revolution was a political upheaval, 1765–1783, as the Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror also known simply as The Terror, was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. -
The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon Bonaparte,15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.
