World history

By Gary1234
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    Crusades

  • Period: 1185 to

    Age of samurai

    Samurai followed Bushido
    Shogunates were the rulers of Japan
    Abolished in 1868
    If a samurai was dishonored they had to commit seppuku "suicide".
    Also called "bushi"
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    100 years war

  • 1347

    Black Death begins in Europe

  • 1350

    Renaissance begins

  • Rise Qing Dynasty
    1368

    Rise Qing Dynasty

    Lasted for 276 years
    Founded by Hongwu
    First one to use guns
    Was overthrown by rebels
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake

  • Johannes Gutenburg printing press
    1439

    Johannes Gutenburg printing press

    The first thing printed was the Bible.
  • Period: 1453 to

    Ottoman Empire

    Founded by Osman I
    Reached peak of empire during Suleiman's reign
    Mehmed II conquered Constantinople
    Ends up replaced by Turkey
    Lasted till WWI
  • Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
    1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel

  • Martin Luther post 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther post 95 Theses