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Period: Mar 4, 1350 to
Chapter 19-20
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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is born
Without Prince Henry of Portugal being born the School of Navigation would never have been created and would have slowed progress in exploration -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Chapter 17
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Jul 17, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming emperor
When he came to power he would start the exploration of the South Pacific and Indian Ocean by appointing Zheng He -
Jan 18, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
Started showing the strength of China and helped take over trading ports increasing China's power -
Jan 1, 1440
Donatello creates his David statue
This is important because it renewed interest in art and different techniques in art and sculpting. -
Jan 1, 1450
Johan Gutenburg
The printing press is important because it allowed many people learn how to read and write and learn about language. -
Jan 1, 1453
The Hundred Years' War Ends
The end of the war is important because it let England and France use their money and resources on other things except for war. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman Empire -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias reaches the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias reaching the Cape of Good Hope was the first step in find ing an all water trade route to Asia and Ida -
Jan 2, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with the Muslims
They could use the money earned from the war to help fund exploration by sending Christopher Columbus out in the same year -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus spots land in North America
Christopher Columbus thought he had finally spotted India but instead spotted land in North America -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal agree to the treaty of Tordesillas
The treaty split the lands in the New World using an imaginary line -
Oct 17, 1498
Vasco da Gama lands in India
Was the first explorer to reach India by sea and helped set up new trade systems with the rest of Europe -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Chapter 22
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Chapter 21
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Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo DaVinci starts the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa being created opens up new techniques and views on art. -
Nov 1, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci charts the New world Coast
Proved that Columbus did not find India, had the country named after him -
Jan 1, 1509
Raphael paints School of Athens
Started to help represent philosophy also known as Raphael's masterpiece -
Jan 1, 1512
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel also renews interest in more artistic techniques. -
Jan 1, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
This is the first written book on how a ruler should rule and how they should act being the basis of most modern rulers -
Jan 1, 1515
Nicolaus Copernicus starts studying planetay movement
Nicolaus Copernicus beginning studying planetary movement is important because it would be the start of studying the earth and planets around us. It would also be the start of the Churches geocentric theory. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis
Martin Luther posting his thesis shows the problems of the current religions and starts the trend of people creating their own religions -
Feb 22, 1519
Hernando Cortes lands in Mexico
Conquered the Aztec empire and helped put Spanish influences in modern day Mexico and Latin America -
Nov 15, 1532
Francisco Pizarro meets Atahualpa
This meeting was a trap that helped Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca -
Aug 27, 1533
Ivan the terrible comes to power
Crowned himself Czar of Russia and helped expand Russias borders -
Jul 24, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
Started colonization in Canada and helped start the fur trade in Canada -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
After she was executed it lead England to be sent in multiple ways of religion. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
Edward the VI beingborn bringsmore power to the Anglican church -
Sep 27, 1540
Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
They founded schools throughout Europe. They converted non-christians to Catholicism with missionaries. and tried to prevent the spread of Protestanism. -
Jul 19, 1553
Mary I becomes Queen
After Anne Boleyn was executed Mary chose to switch the Anglican church back to Catholic and then executing most people that disobeyed her and her mother -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
After Mary died Elizabeth made England Anglican again and got England more allies -
Jun 2, 1579
The Dutch declare their independence
The first step was when the Dutch flooded the lands forcing the Spanish troops to leave. The seven northern provinces then declared independence. -
The Battle of the English Channel
The Spanish attempted to attack England but lost making them the second strongest world power -
English East India company is founded
A company made for trade and transport to the new world -
Dutch East India company is founded
A company owned by the Dutch used for trade. It was one of the first companies to be able to form an army, produce currency, and run itself. -
Don Quijote is published
It is known as the birth of the modern European novel. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
He was looking for the Northwest Passage but his crew staged a mutiny -
William Shakespeare dies
Shakespeare dying ended almost all renewed interest in literature and ended the renaissance. -
Thirty Years' War begins
The war introduced a new way of making peace -
Cardinal Richelieu becomes leader of France
Richelieu first moved against the Huguenots to weaken the Protestant religion and prevent them from revolting.and weakend nobles power -
Charles I becomes king of England
Started the English Civil War because parliament wouldn't give him money -
Galileo publishing his findings in "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"
Galileo publishing his findings wou contradict and disprove Copernicus's geocentric theory and proving that the solar system is heliocentric. -
Rene Descartes sets up the scientific method
Rene Descartes showing the scientific method would help later scientists prove and disprove many things -
Oliver Cromwell takes over the crown
Leader of the Puritans defeated Charles and then tried him for treason and took over his role of power. -
Thomas Hobbes outlines the social contract in "Leviathan"
Thomas Hobbes publishing leviathan showed the position of things like succesion, religion, and taxation in the government -
Louie XIV becomes king
Helped France with economic, political, and its culture despite this he waisted a lot of his money -
New Netherlands becomes New York
Changed the regions' language to English when it was taken over -
The Law of Habeus Corpus comes into effect
This was the first time that a prisoner had the right to know what they were being arrested for. Then they would be put in a trial with a judge and the judge would decide if they're innocent or guilty. -
La Salle claims Mississippi River for Spain
La Salle ended up claiming all land that the Mississippi River touched almost claiming half of the United States -
Isaac Newton publishes his theories on gravity
Isaac Newton publishing his theories on gravity would help find out why we orbit things and stay on the ground -
John Locke justifies rebellion in Two Treatises on Government
Laid out the 3 basic rights of liberty, life, and property -
Peter the Great goes on his "Grand Embassy"
Began the westernization of Russia after traveling to find out why most of Europe was so successful -
War of Spanish Succession
The war to stop France and Spain from being united. Louis's grandson was the king of Spain now. In the treaty of Utrecht they allowed him to stay king, as long as France and Spain were not united. The British came out the winners of this war. -
St. Petersburg becomes the Capital
Was added so their was a sea port in Western Europe to help improve economic growth -
Maris Theresa come to power in Austria
All of the Hapsburg rulers agreed to make Maria Theresa the queen because they thought she would be weak and easily controllable. Her main enemy was Prussia who she did succeed in stopping but lost some land. -
Anders Celsius creates his scale for measuring temperature
Celsius is the most widely used unit of temperature across the world -
Baron Von Montesquieu purposed seperation of power in On the Spirit of Laws
The ideas from his book and checks and balances is the basis of the U.S. constitution. -
Denis Siderot publishes the first volumes of his Encyclopedia
The creation of the encyclopedia would help gather knowledge and spread Enlightenment ideas across Europe -
Seven Years' War begins
Also known as the French and Indian War. It was the war between France and England primarily. The English would end up winning and take over parts of Florida -
Mary Wollstonecraft is born
Mary was the first woman to fight for womens rights. She thought that women had a right to education and she was the start of womens rights -
The start of the Partition of Poland
This is when parts of Poland are starting to be taken. At the end all of Poland is under other countries control. It wasn't until the end of World War I that Poland became its own coutnry again. -
Boston Tea Party
Was the start of the American Revolution and the United States becoming its own independent country -
Catherine the Great puts down the serf Rebellion
Catherine was going to end serfdom in Russia, but when they revolted she decided she needed the nobles to keep them in order -
British Army and American Militia exchange fire at Lexington, Massachusetts
This was the first battle of the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence is signed
The Declaration of Independence being signed was a start for the United States becoming its own self governed county -
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention sign the Constitution
The constitution is the document in American history that gives us our freedoms and some laws. It took ideas from the Enlightenment and put them into use. -
First slave revolts in Hispaniola
It was considered to be the most successful slave revolt in history. Later they would win their freedom and become their own nation. -
Beethoven Dies
Beethoven set the standard for classical music. His works are still used today and worked on by famous classical artists.
