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1299
Ottoman Empire
Location: Ottoman Empire was located in the Asia Minor.
Continents: Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, Southeastern Europe.
The religion of the Ottoman Empire was Islam.
The Ottoman Empire traded Coffee, and Ceramics.
The Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople and now i known as modern day Istanbul. -
Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was known as the true Renaissance man. He painted the "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", and the "Vitruvian Man". Leonardo Da Vinci was Part of the Italian Renaissance. -
1520
Henry The Navigator
Henry The Navigators was a prince of Portugal who sent out fleets in 1520 to search Africa's west coast. There Henry the Navigator found gold and named it the Gold Coast. -
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Louis XIV
Louis the XIV was the King of France from 1643-1715. During that time he revoked the Edict of Nantes, built the palace of Versailles, and eliminated the French legislative body. -
James Hargreaves
During industrialization, James Hargreaves made the Spinning Jenny. Which improved the making of clothes. He worked and lived in the United Kingdom. -
Robespierre
Robespierre was a French political leader of the 18th century. A Jacobin, a radical leader of the French Revolution. Robespierre led the Committee of Public Safety, he was responsible for the Reign of Terror, was later executed. -
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Boxer Rebellion
In 1899 the Boxer Rebellion happened in Beijing. The Boxer Rebellion was started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the foreign presence and influence in China. The rebellion was ended by British troops when they fought against China. -
The Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that started World War I. Archduke Ferdinand was the Austrian crown prince, was murdered on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist. Germany urged Austria-Hungary to fight and they went to war against Serbia. -
Invasion Of Poland
On September 1st, 1939. The German army under Hitler's control invaded Poland. This event sparked the start of World War II. Britain and France declared war on Germany starting the second World War. -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a concrete and barbed wire wall that divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The wall was built by the government to keep East Berliners from defecting to the West. -
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement. Due to his effort, Nelson Mandela was elected as president of South Africa. He was the first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Nelson Mandela will always be honored in Africa for his heroic acts. -
The Attack On 9/11
On September 11th, 2001. Four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States. 2 planes were flown into the twin towers in New York City, 1 plane hit the side of the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the last plane was hijacked by al-Qaeda but then re-hijacked by the civilians on the plane and flew the plane into a field in Pennsylvania, so the plane wouldn't hit the pentagon. On that day 2,996 people died and more than 6,000 people were left injured.
