World History, Block 2

By igotan
  • Crusades are fought/ First crusade
    Aug 25, 1096

    Crusades are fought/ First crusade

    War between Christians and Muslims over Holy Land. There was more than one crusade. The first one was started in 1095 and the very last was in1291.
  • Renaissance begins
    Sep 5, 1300

    Renaissance begins

    The rebirth of europe.Some of the most famous artists and writers came from this era This is when many people started going more towards humanism than the curch.
  • 100 Years of War begin
    Sep 11, 1337

    100 Years of War begin

    War between the English and French. The first major battle was in 1340. 1360-1369 there was war peace. No war!
  • Black Death Begins in Europe
    Aug 25, 1347

    Black Death Begins in Europe

    It killed 1/3 of Europes population. It was carried by fleas on rats. The rats were on trade ships.
  • Ming Dynasty in China
    Aug 27, 1368

    Ming Dynasty in China

    RUled China until 1644. Expelled the mongol's out of China. 1368-1644
  • Voyages of Zheng He
    Sep 23, 1405

    Voyages of Zheng He

    They sailed with as many as 300 ships to show their power. The farthest they went was Africa. Zheng He would present gifts from China, and in return foreign leaders sent tribute to China's emporor 1405-1433
  • Joan of Arc burned at the stake
    Sep 11, 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

    Convicted of heresy. She was 19 years old. Started seeing visions at age 13. She predicted the outcome of some battles. She was cannonized in 1920
  • Ottomans conquer Constantinople
    Aug 29, 1453

    Ottomans conquer Constantinople

    The Ottomans led a major sea nd land assault against Constantinople. The battle lasted for about two months. They made Constantinople their capitol.
  • Johannes Gutenberg- Printing press
    Oct 1, 1455

    Johannes Gutenberg- Printing press

    Gutenbery cast the letter onto metal plates and locked them into a wooden press. Thiis invention making writings more accesible since multiple copys could be made. This inspired more poeple to leran how to read because so many things were now being printed.
  • 1st voyage of Christopher Columbus
    Oct 1, 1492

    1st voyage of Christopher Columbus

    Columbus set out to find the Indies and found the America's. He did not know this and thought it was the Indies. He was the first explorer to fing the America's even though he had thought it was something else.
  • Da Gama lands in India
    Sep 29, 1497

    Da Gama lands in India

    He actively stopped at ports along the way and learned that Musilm merchants were already involved with trade. His voyage took around 10 months to complete. His return brought great excitememnt and the Portugese sent out more voyages.
  • Slave Trade across the Atlantic
    Oct 13, 1500

    Slave Trade across the Atlantic

    Millions of Africans were tken to the Americas because the Natives were dying off. This is when slavery first began. They were treated teribly.
  • Safavid Empire
    Sep 9, 1501

    Safavid Empire

    Founder was a 14 year old boy. Lasted until 1722. It had a one of a kind culture.
  • Davinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
    Sep 5, 1503

    Davinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

    A picture of a half women. One of davinci's first works. This was the first painting that went away from the church and focussed more on humanism. Finishes in 1506
  • Michelangelo begins painting sistene chapel
    Sep 5, 1508

    Michelangelo begins painting sistene chapel

    100's of paintings on the ceiling of the Chapel. He was forced to by the pope as a punishment. One of the most beautiful buildings to go visit.
  • Martin Luther posts 95 theses
    Oct 3, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 theses

    He hung them on the church doors because they were like bulletin boards today. He wanted indulegences to be banned. He wrote it not only for the people of hus church, but for high religious leaders. It was written in Latin which most poeple did not understand except for the higher church class.
  • Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
    Sep 25, 1519

    Magellan starts his "around the world" trip

    He left with five shis and 250 men. He was killed in a fight gainst the native people of the Phillipines. His fleet then went back to Spain becoming the first people to ever circumnavigate.
  • Mughal Empire begins
    Aug 29, 1526

    Mughal Empire begins

    After Babar tried to create an impire in Central Asia and failed, he moved to India and set the empire up. The empire was known for its great wealth and power. It was the first and most poewrful Islamic Empire.
  • Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
    Sep 25, 1532

    Pizarro invades the Inca Empire

    Pizarro heard of the fabulous wealth of the Incan empire. The Empire was already wekend from small pox which even killed the Emperor.
  • Henry VIIfounds Anglican Church
    Oct 17, 1534

    Henry VIIfounds Anglican Church

    The Anglican church is also known as the church of England. Henry was a devote Catholic. He wanted all of England to be Catholic.
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 9, 1545

    Council of Trent

    The delegades examined the criticisms made by the Protestants about Catholic Practices. It ended in 1563. They rejected the Protestants' emphasis on self- disciplined and individual faith
  • Phillip II rules Spain
    Oct 9, 1556

    Phillip II rules Spain

    Spain reached the its peak under his rule. Most his power was from the supply of American gold and silver.
  • Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
    Oct 3, 1559

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

    She split England from Rome with a Supremacy Act. SHe was a protestant. SHe would persecute anyone who dared to worship Catholics firmly estabblishing the Church of England.
  • Age of Enlightment

    Age of Enlightment

    Culturl movement of intelectualls. Helped focus more on individualsism. The Age of Enlightment ladted until 1792.
  • Jamestown clonoy in Virginia, founded

    Jamestown clonoy in Virginia, founded

    First colony to be established in America. About 80% of settlers died during the first winter. The englush and natives did not get along very well.
  • Qing Dynasty begins

    Qing Dynasty begins

    The last dynasty in 3,500 years of imperial rule in China. Under the Qing dynasty's Manchu rulers, China grew prosperous and expanded to its largest size yet.
  • Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan

    About his views on government and his experience of violence and upheal of the English civil war.
  • Oliver Cromwell rules England

    Oliver Cromwell rules England

  • Peter I ( The Great) becomes Czar

    Peter I ( The Great) becomes Czar

    He was still a child when he became czar so his sister took ove runtil Peter was 17. Peter was said to be a very impressive man. He build a Navy.
  • Catherine the Great rules Russia

    Catherine the Great rules Russia

    Catherine beleived she was the successor of Peter the Great. She promoted art and science. In 1768 Russia took over half the Poland territory of the Black Sea.
  • French Revolution begins

  • US Consitution is ratified

    US Consitution is ratified

    It embraced the different brancjes of government, the legislative, executive, and the judical. It established a system of checks and balances between the groups also. It also established a federl system.
  • Reign of Terror begins

    Reign of Terror begins

    A serious of accusations, trials, and exacutions during the revolution. During the 10 months of terror, 300,00 people were arrested and some 17,000 were executed.
  • Napolean becomes Emperor

    Napolean becomes Emperor

    He wanted to make his own power permanent and hereditary.
  • Napolean defeated at Waterloo

    Napolean defeated at Waterloo

    This was his second and final falling of power. This ended two decades of wars across Europe.
  • Tokugawa Shogunate ends

    Tokugawa Shogunate ends