World History- McKenna

  • Period: Jan 1, 1394 to

    Chapter 19-20

  • Prince Henry of Portugal is Born
    Mar 4, 1394

    Prince Henry of Portugal is Born

    Prince Henry was born on March 4, 1394. He was born in Porto.
  • Period: Jan 10, 1400 to

    Chapter 17

  • Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
    Jul 17, 1402

    Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor

    Yongle became the Ming emperor in July of 1402. Yonglo was the 3rd emperor of the Ming Emperor.
  • Zheng He captains his first voyage
    Jul 11, 1405

    Zheng He captains his first voyage

    They said the Zheng He first voyage was known to be the largest scale man hunt on water in the history of China.
  • Donatello creates his David statue
    Jan 10, 1408

    Donatello creates his David statue

    The statue David is a naked man.
  • Johann Gutenberg invents Printing Press
    Jan 10, 1448

    Johann Gutenberg invents Printing Press

    Johann Gutenberg invented a machine that made it easier for people to make books and make copies.
  • Fall of Constantinople of the Turks
    Apr 4, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople of the Turks

    The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
  • The Hundred Years' War Ends
    Oct 19, 1453

    The Hundred Years' War Ends

    The Hundred Years' War ended after 116 years.
  • B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
    Jan 1, 1488

    B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope

    Bartolomeu Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
  • Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
    Jan 2, 1492

    Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims

    It started in Febuary of 1482 and ended almost a year later. it was called the Granada War.
  • Spain & Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Spain & Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas

    Spain and Portugal agree to signing the Treaty of Tordesillas in June of 1494. The treaty was signed in Tordesillas.
  • Vasco da Gama lands in India
    May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama lands in India

    Vasco da Gama lands in India in May 20, 1498.
  • Spain expelled the Jews and Muslims
    Jan 1, 1500

    Spain expelled the Jews and Muslims

    It ost many valuable artisans and businesspeople.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Chapter 22

  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Chapter 21

  • Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
    Jan 1, 1502

    Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast

    Amerigo Vespucci charts New Worl Coast in 1502.
  • MIchelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    Jan 10, 1508

    MIchelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    The celing has many painting on it.
  • Raphael paints School of Athens
    Jan 10, 1509

    Raphael paints School of Athens

    School of Athens is a painting with Gods in it and even Raphael put himself in the painting.
  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    Jan 10, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    The book seems to be about ideas of humanism.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa
    Jan 10, 1517

    Leonardo Da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo Da Vinci started on a painting that everyone thinks is mysterious because she says to have a smurk on her face and they don't know why.
  • Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis

    He composed it in Latin on the Church Castle door.
  • C. Columbus spots land in North America
    Jan 1, 1519

    C. Columbus spots land in North America

    Christoper Columbus spotted land in North America in the 1519's.
  • H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast
    Mar 1, 1519

    H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast

    H. Cortez claimed land for the Spanish crown.
  • F. Pizzaro meets Atahualpa
    Nov 16, 1532

    F. Pizzaro meets Atahualpa

    F. Pizzaro met Atahualpa in 1532. He then executed Atahualpa because he was accusing Pizzaro of crimes.
  • Ivan the Terible came to throne
    Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan the Terible came to throne

    HE came to throne was he was only three years old
  • Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
    Jan 1, 1534

    Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada

    He claimed land in Canada in 1534.
  • Anne Boleyn is executed
    May 19, 1536

    Anne Boleyn is executed

    She was the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII.
  • Edward VI is born
    Oct 12, 1537

    Edward VI is born

    Edward VI was born October 12, 1537.
  • Ignatius of Loyola fonds the Jesuit order
    Jan 13, 1539

    Ignatius of Loyola fonds the Jesuit order

    He founded this society after being wounded in battle and and expiriencing a religious conversion.
  • Mary I becomes queen
    Jan 1, 1554

    Mary I becomes queen

    She becomes queen after marrying Philip of Spain.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen
    Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen

    She was the daughter of King Henry VIII.
  • The king of Portugual died without an heir
    Jan 1, 1580

    The king of Portugual died without an heir

    The Portugtugal kng was Charles V. Because Philip was the king's nephew, he seized the Portugueses kingdom.
  • English East India Company is founded

    English East India Company is founded

    The English East India Company was founded in the 1600's. It was orginally charted as the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies.
  • Dutch East India Company is founded

    Dutch East India Company is founded

    The Dutch East India Company was founded on March 20, 1602. It happened when the States general of Netherland granted it a 21 year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.
  • The publication of Don Quixote de la Mancha

    The publication of Don Quixote de la Mancha

    It was a European novel. Miguel de Cervantes wrote aout a poor Spanish nobleman.
  • New Netherlands becomes New York

    New Netherlands becomes New York

    They claimed territories from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod.
  • Henry of Navarre was stabbed to death

    Henry of Navarre was stabbed to death

    A fanatic leaped into the royal carriage and stabbed Henry to death.
  • Henry Hudson is last seen

    Henry Hudson is last seen

    His crew sent Hudson his son and seven others adrift and they were never seen again.
  • William Shakespeare dies

    William Shakespeare dies

    Shakespeare died in the 1616, they don't exactly know how he died.
  • James I died

    James I died

    CHarles I his son took the throne
  • Galileo publishes Dialogue Concering the Two Chief World Systems

    Galileo publishes Dialogue Concering the Two Chief World Systems

    The book presented ideas of both Copernicus and Ptolemy, but it clearly showed that Galileo supported the Coperican theory.
  • Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method

    Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method

    Descarte's book Discourse on Method sets forth his scientific method of reasoning from the basis of doubt
  • Cromwells NEw Model Army defeated the Cavaliers

    Cromwells NEw Model Army defeated the Cavaliers

    The Puritans held the king Prisoner
  • The war ended with the Treaty of Nijmegan

    The war ended with the Treaty of Nijmegan

    France gained several towns and a region called Franche-Comete.
  • Isaac Newton published his laws of gravity in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

    Isaac Newton published his laws of gravity in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

    One of the most important scientific books ever written.
  • La Salle claim Mississippi River for Spain

    La Salle claim Mississippi River for Spain

    The Mississippi River was a value for trade.
  • John Locke justifies rebellion in Two Treatises on Government

    John Locke justifies rebellion in Two Treatises on Government

    This book served to justify the overthrow of James II.
  • Peter embarked the great embassy

    Peter embarked the great embassy

    Just a year later he embarked the grand embassy.
  • Charles II died

    Charles II died

    He died after promising his throne to Louis XIV's 17 year old grandson Philip of Anjou.
  • England and Scotland were reunited

    England and Scotland were reunited

    They now share a ruler
  • Charles Vi became the Hapsburg ruler

    Charles Vi became the Hapsburg ruler

    Charles empire was difficult to rule.
  • Peter the Great died

    Peter the Great died

    Russia was a power to be reckoned with in Europe
  • Voltaire is exiled to England

    Voltaire is exiled to England

    After his second jail term, Voltaire was exiled to England for two years.
  • Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia

    Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia

    Frederick the Great was the kind of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
  • Maria Theresa lost Silesia at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

    Maria Theresa lost Silesia at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

    She didn't stop Prussia's aggression but she still lost it.
  • Seven Years' War begins

    Seven Years' War begins

    It involved most of the great powers.
  • Frederick attacked Saxony, and Austrian ally

    Frederick attacked Saxony, and Austrian ally

    After that every great European power was involved in the war.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft is born

    Mary Wollstonecraft is born

    Mary Wollstonecraft was a woman who published an essay called A Vindication of the RIghts of Woman in 1792.
  • First slave revolts in Hispaniola

    First slave revolts in Hispaniola

    The first slave that revolted was from the Haitian Revolution.
  • Beethoven dies

    Beethoven dies

    Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist.