History 1

World History Semester Timeline

  • Period: 1300 to

    Renaissance

    The cultural bridge between the middle ages and modern history.
  • Period: 1418 to

    European Exploration

    Also known as the Age of Exploration.
  • Johannes Gutenburg
    1439

    Johannes Gutenburg

    First European to invent the movable type.
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    "Discovers" America
  • 1498

    Da Gama

    First European to complete a sea voyage to India.
  • Da Vinci paints The Last Supper
    1499

    Da Vinci paints The Last Supper

    A famous painting by a famous artist during the Renaissance.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Absolute Monarchies

    The age of which Absolute Monarchies was popular among nations.
  • Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa is one of Da Vinci's most famous paintings.
  • 1508

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Developed the heliocentric model of the solar system.
  • 1513

    Francisco Pizarro

    Served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean
  • Martin Luther's 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther's 95 Theses

    During the Reformation, a man named Martin Luther wrote a 95 Theses about how the church was corrupt. He nailed them to the church doors and then got sent away
  • Period: 1517 to

    Reformation

    The Reformation, or more commonly known as the Protestant Reformation, was a European movement to reform the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Jacques Cartier
    1534

    Jacques Cartier

    His first exploration to the western coast of a newfound land.
  • St. Ignatius de Loyola
    1540

    St. Ignatius de Loyola

    Establishes the Jesuit Order.
  • Period: 1543 to

    Scientific Revolution

    Emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
  • Erasmus
    1555

    Erasmus

    Condemned Martin Luther's methods in his work De Libro Arbitiro.
  • Period: 1577 to 1580

    Drake (Not the singer)

    Drake circumnavigates the world.
  • Shakespeare write his first play, "Henry VI, Part One"

    Shakespeare write his first play, "Henry VI, Part One"

    Shakespeare is also the author of the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, and many more.
  • Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan

    First European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
  • Johannes Kepler

    His laws of planetary motion.
  • Galileo

    Takes his position with the heliocentric model of the solar system.
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    30 Years War

    Fought in central Europe, and known to be one of longest and destructive wars in history.
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    English Civil War

    A series of armed conflicts between "Roundheads" and "Cavaliers"
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    Charles I

    Monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland
  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell launched an attack on Charles I
  • William Harvey

    Published his theories
  • Charles II

    Crowned King of England
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    Louis XIV takes the throne.
  • John Locke

    Writes 2 Treatises on Government
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary

    Became joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
  • Isaac Newton

    Completes calculations on gravity
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    The Enlightenment

    Also known as the Age of Reason, when scientists went against the old order.
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    Glorious Revolution

    The overthrow of King James II of England.
  • Peter the Great defeats the Swedish army

    Peter the Great defeats the Swedish army

    Peter and his strong army defeated the Swedish army.
  • Voltaire

    11 months in the Bastille for offensive literature.
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    Frederick the Great

    King of Prussia
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    Louis XVI King of France

  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu

    Published Spirit of Laws.
  • Voltaire writes Candide

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    The Bastille jail gets tore down violently.
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    A violent chain of killings by guillotine ended with the death of Robspiere
  • Louis XVI

    Executed by guillotine ending the Reign of Terror
  • Delacroix

    Delacroix

    Paints Liberty Leading the People