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Aug 25, 1095
Crusades are Fought/ First Crusade
A war between Christians and Muslims over holy land. The Crusade lasted from 1095 to 1291. At the end of the war Muslims had won control. -
Sep 11, 1300
Renaissance begins
The Renaissance was a time of major advancement in areas such as Art, Science and Literature. The economy increased and people had more money to spend. You can still see influences of the Renaissance today -
May 3, 1337
100 years war begins
The 100 years war was where the kings and kingdoms of France and England battled against each other for the longest time. England was trying to mantain their land while England was trying to reclaim it.
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Aug 25, 1347
The Black Death begins in Europe
The Black death made a wide spread disease due to rats on trade ships who had fleas carrying the plague. A third of Europes population was wiped out by this disease -
Sep 19, 1368
Ming Dynasty in China
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Oct 3, 1405
Voyages of Zheng He
1405-1433
Zheng He was a Chinese Muslim Admiral whose voyages were sponsored by Yonglo. There were seven voyages all together. He had a massive fleet of about 300 ships. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Joan was burned at the stake at the age of 19 with charges of heresy. She had died of smoke inhalation and was ordered to be burned a second time to destroy her body. After that time her organs still survived so she was ordered to be burned a third time. Later on was found innocent and deemed a saint in 1920. -
Oct 1, 1453
Ottomans Conquer Constantinople
The Ottomans had failed many times before but their new leader Mehmed was determined to conquer Constantinople. They launched an attack by sea and by land. With this conquest Mehmad came to be known as "the Conquerer -
Sep 11, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg - Printing Press
The printing press revolutinized the production of literature. It created a widespread interest (obession) with reading. More and more people learned to read due to this. The first printed publication was the Bible -
Sep 17, 1492
1st Voyage of Columbus
When he set sail, Columbus didn't know the Americas were there. He was planing to sail the Atlantic in order to reach Asia. The journey took a lot longer than he and his crew had thought -
Oct 17, 1492
Jews, Gypsies & Moors expelled from Spain
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Sep 17, 1497
Da Gama lands in India
On his journey he learned about how Muslim merchants were already involved in trade. Da Gama learned that because he had stopped at many African ports on the the way to Africa. The trip took a total of 10 months -
Oct 9, 1500
Slave Trade Across Atlantic
1500-1800
The Slave Trade started in order to help fix the labor shortages in the Americas. They were shipped from African to the Americas in harsh conditions. When they got there they were treated like property and mostly worked on plantations -
Oct 17, 1501
Safavid Empirte
1501-1722
The Safavid empire was founded by a 14 year old boy. It was in what we now know as present day Iran and part of Iraq. The religion was decided as Shiism -
Sep 25, 1502
Naming of the World
The new world was named The Americas because a mapmaker named it after Amerigo Vespucci. Other mapmakers just followed in his footsteps. Since Amerigo was a men's name and continents were typcially girls names, they called it America. -
Sep 19, 1503
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is by far Da Vinci's most famos painting. People were and still are drawn to her mysterious smile. Da Vinci use her smile to portray the complexity of human spirit
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Sep 9, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo spent 4 years working on his masterpiece. He painted scenes from bible stories on the ceiling. He had been forced to paint it by Pope Julius. -
Sep 11, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
The 95 Theses was a list of 95 complaints Luther had on the church. In no time flat it had spread like wildfire. He had been asked to withdraw hi statements but had refused. -
Sep 17, 1519
Maggellan starts his "around the world" trip
When he left, Maggellan had 5 ships and a total of 250 men. The journey proved to be a long and difficult one. Finally after taking months Magellan and his men reached the Phillipines, where unfortunately he got killed in a battle against the natives -
Oct 17, 1526
Mughal Empire
1526-1707
The Mughals made many changes to India. They centralized the government and brought smaller kingdoms together. During their reign there was a high tolerance for religion -
Sep 25, 1534
Henry VIII Found Angelican Church
When his marriage anullment got declined by the Pope Henry decided to become head of the church. He didn't change much but did close and give monestaries and convents to nobles. This helped gain support for the split from the church. -
Sep 17, 1537
Pizarro invade the Inca empire
When Pizarro reached the Incan empire he saw that Smallpox has just recently plauged them. Civil war had broken out due to the death of their ruler. These things made the conquering on the Inca's a much easier job for Pizarro -
Sep 15, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
The Heliocentric theory is the theory that the Sun is the center of the Solar System and everything else revolves around it. Although he had written out his theory before then he didn't publsh it until the last year of his life. He did this because he knew the church would not agree with his theory and his mathmatical formulas were not 100% perfect. -
Oct 15, 1545
Council of Trent
1545-1563
The council of Trent was founded by Pope Paul III. They clarified Catholic points and teachings.They rejected the Protestants belief of self discipline. -
Oct 9, 1550
Age of Enlightenment
1550-1800.
The Enlightenment inspired many people to discuss and debate over new ideas. It reached its peak in 1700 where Paris was the center. Some people began to look for ways to apply reason and make human life better. -
Sep 25, 1556
Phillip II rules Spain
Phillip became ruler of Spain as well as many other places when his father Charles V gave up the throne. Phillip was thought of as a major influence on the counter reformation. He helped Spain grow prosperous. -
Sep 25, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth took the thrown after Mary got overthrown. She was the second daughter of Kind Henry VIII. She helped return England back to Catholicsm -
Slave Trade Across Atlantic
The slave trade started due to labor shortages in North America. Orignially they had use Native Americas but after millions had died due to mistreatment and disease they brought over Africans. It finally ended in 1800. -
Jamestown, Colony in Virginia, founded
Jamestown was the first English colony to be established. They had gone to the Americas with high hopes of finding riches such as gold and silver. Due to the fact the ground was marshy and the water was impure 80% of the settlers died during the first winter. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
Louis XIV took the thrown a year after his father's death. Also, at the age of 18 when Cardinal Mazarin died, Louis decided he would run the government. He had been raised to rule. -
Qing Dynasty in China Begins
The Qing Dynasty ruledd until 1911. They did many things for China. China became signifigantly larger and more propserous under their rule. -
Oliver Cromwell Rules England
Not only was he ruler, Oliver was known as "Lord Protecter of England, Scotland and Ireland", He was not a very popular leader due to the fact he passed a law that butchered Dutch trade, Although he was offered the crown by parliament in 1657 which he declined -
Peter I (The Great) becomes Czar
When he was crowned Czar, Peter was still a child so his sister demanded she ruled. When he turned 17 he removed his sister and stepped in to rule himself. It is believed that he was a very strong and powerful man. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
1762-1796
Catherine was a German princess who married Peter the Great's grandson. Like many other nobles Catherine soon became upset and the way her husband was ruling. With help she managed to over throw (kill) the Czar. She worked on expanding westernization. -
US Constitutio Ratified
The Constitution was mostly the work of James Madison. IT broke the government into the three branches; Legislative, Excecutive and Judicial. In 1791 they added the Bill of Rights -
French Revolution Begins
The French Revolution last until 1799. The anger against the government helped inspire the French Revolution. People didn't ike how France had a caste system,. They thought it was unfair. -
Reign of Terror
This was a period of time where an outbreak of violence broke out after the onset of the French Revolution. People thought to be "enemies of the revolution" were locked up and were forced to endure harsh punishments. It ended July 27th 1794. -
Napolean Becomes Emperor
Napolean was a very successful conquerer. He was the first Frenchman to hold the title of Emperor in over a thousand years. Napolean was later exiled to Saint Helena and then died in may of 1821 of what was probably stomach cancer -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
The battle of Waterloo was Napolean's last battle ever fought. He was exiled to Saint Helena and later died 6 years later. His death led the French to believe that the English had murdered him. -
Tokugawa Shogunate Ends
The Tokugawa controlled the daiymo. Their stable rule brought prosperity to Japan. Agricultural production, population and cities grew/
