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Period: Feb 3, 1360 to
History
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Feb 3, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
Zheng He described how the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had ordered him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon," all the way to the end of the earth." His mission was to display the might of Chinese power and collect tribute from the "barbarians from beyond the seas -
Jan 1, 1415
Donatello creates his David statue
Its about the story David and Goliath affair. -
Feb 3, 1424
Yolongo becomes Ming Emperor
He mounted 5 military expeditions. -
Period: Jan 8, 1453 to
Chapter 17
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Apr 19, 1453
The hundred years war end
The French victory ended the war. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the turks
It siganled the end of the Byzantine empire. -
Feb 4, 1454
Amerigo Vespucci charts new world coast
He reached the the Amazon river and explored the coast of South America. He descried it to be called the New world of the North. -
Mar 13, 1462
Johan Gutenberg invent the printing press
It gets books done faster, more copies than if you were writing. -
Nov 12, 1470
Edward fifth is born
This was important so he could become king. -
Feb 3, 1488
B Dias reaches Cape of Good hope
He led the first expedition was to cirlce the southern tip of Africa. -
Jun 6, 1491
Ignatius of Loyala founds the Jesit order
One of the most significant aspects of the Jesuit Order was the work that they did in the name of God and the church. -
Feb 3, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile, ending Islamic rule -
Feb 4, 1492
Christopher Columbus spots land in North America
It was important because if he didnt spot us our ancestors wouldnt of migrated here. Also he was a great person who was right on time he tould his sailors they had 2 more days and then they finally spotted land in America. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
It was to clear up confusion on newly claimed land in the new world. -
Feb 3, 1498
Vasco de Gama lands in India
It paved the way for the Portugese to estavlish a homeage have been made worldwide. -
Period: Mar 6, 1500 to
Chapter 21 time toast
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Jun 8, 1504
leonardo davinci starts the mona lisa
Its one of the most famous painting in the world today. And this painting they dont know who it is. Its popular cause of her smile. -
Sep 21, 1509
The school of athens
Its important because that was how school was started. -
Dec 5, 1513
Machiavelli writes the Prince
It was the first writing about a prince. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 theisis
It helped with the religions, they way of life, and how new religions were reformed. -
Feb 4, 1521
H cortex lands on Mexican Coast
Cortés became the master of Tenochtitlán. He surviced by conquest when fighting he was a very strong man -
Jan 27, 1532
F pizzaro meets Atahualpa
There exploring during the conquest of Peru. -
Mar 10, 1533
When does Ivan the terrible takes the throne
It was a good and bad thing for Russians he added lands to russia and a code of laws and ruled justly, then there is a bad period for Ivan where he organizes his own police force whose chief duty was to hunt down and murder poeple. -
May 19, 1536
anne boleyn is executed
When she was executed her family went down the hill with life. -
Jan 27, 1542
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
Jacques Cartier would never return to Canada. As for Roberval, he continued on to Charlesbourg Royal, which he renamed France-Roi. After putting up with the climate, scurvy, quarrelling and adversity, his colony was extinguished in 1543 with the repatriation of those who survived. -
Period: Mar 27, 1550 to
Chapter 22 Time Toast
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Apr 2, 1553
mary become queen
She was the first acutal queen in England. -
Mar 6, 1556
When did Philip the second become king of spain
He was the champion of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth become queen
On this day, Queen mary dies and Elizabeth succedded to the throne. She became queen at the age of 25. Her coronation took place on Jan 15, 1559. This is one of the most important moments because this would start her glorious reign. -
William of Orange overtheows the Spanish Rule
The West and the World: The Significance of Global Encounters, seventeenth-century kings did not have the resources and power to impose their will ... where royal absolutism first became the form of rule were France and Spain. .... invited -
When did the battle of the English Channel begin
They beat the spanish aramada in this battle.It dealt a criplling blow to Spains dominance on the high seas. It also opened the way for the rest of Europe to venture to the Americas. -
Johannes Kepler mathematically proves Copernicus and Brahe
WIth this he said that the planets revlove around the sun, and this was another point in history were it was important. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
Its main purpose was trading, explorization,and colonization. It is to be considered the most succesful international corporations. -
When was the book Don Quixote de la Mancha published
It was often called the birth of the modern European novel. In this book Miguel de Cervantes wrote about a poor spanish nobleman. The nobleman went a little crazy after reading too many books about knights hoping to right every manner of wrong, Don Quixote rode forth in a rusty suit of armor mounted on a freeble nag. -
When did Lois the fourtenth die
This was a joyful moment for the french. But some people welcmed him in peace. They hated him for his religious compromises and then someone leaped into his carriage and stabbed him to death. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
Hudson discovered a strait and immense bay on his final expedition while searching ... adrift; the Hudsons, and those cast off at their side, were never seen again -
William Shakespear dies
He was an amazing writer from drama. And that would end the great history. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
The role of New Netherland in the history of the United States of America. ... fertile valleys and, most important, an abundance of fur-bearing animals. ... The Dutch villages of Haarlem and Breukelen would later become New York boroughs. -
When did Cardinal Richelieu become ruler of france
In short Cardinal Richelieu's policies with regard to the spread of Christianity, and his seigneurial system approach to settlement molded well with the skills and ambitions of Zacharie Cloutier I who put these policies into practice in the new land. -
Galileo publishes his many finding in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Because they never really knew science that well but Galileo helped describe it in his own ways. -
Galileo publishes his many finding in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
It is important because back then they really didnt know anything about science and Galileo helped explain it. -
rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
He developed analytical gemoetry, which linked algebra and geomerty. This provided an important new tool for the scientific search. -
thirty year war ends
was a series of wars principally fought in Central Europe, involving most of the countries of Europe.[10] It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history, and one of the longest continuous wars in modern history. -
Thomas outlines the social contract in Leviathan
The horros of the civil war convinced him that all human were naturally selfish and wicked. Without goverment to keep order he said there would be war of every man against every man. -
The regin of Charles the second- Restoration
The regin of charles 2 began, because he restored the monarchy during this period. He restored the theater, sporting events, and dancing. -
When was the law of Habeas Corpus published
It was important to guarentee freedom. This law gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisioner be brought before a judge. -
La Salle claim Misspippi river for Spain
They claimed all the land along the missippi river for france. La Salle knew that French control of the Mississippi would split Spanish ... and he believed that the Mississippi River was near the edge of New Spain -
Peter the greats great embassy began
Their great merit was to prepare a suitable atmosphere in Russia for the new ideas which .It was therefore resolved to send a grand embassy to the principal Western Powers. -
Issac Newton published his laws of gravity in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philopshy
It was one of trhe most impottant scientific books ever written. The universe as he descbed was like a giant clock. All worked together perfectly in ways that could be expressed mathematically. -
When was the Glorius Revolution
William of Orange obliged them. James II was driven out, and William of Orange became William III of Great Britain, reigning jointly with his wife, who became Mary II of Great Britain. This final overthrow of absolute monarchy and the official establishment of a constitutional monarchy became known as the Glorious Revolution. -
John Locke justifies rebellion in Two Treatises on Goverment
This booked served to the overthrow of James the second. He also said that a goverments power comes from the consent of the people is the foundation of modern democracy. -
English East India company is founded
It has very signicficant spice trading, they had early commerical success from there main base Java -
When the war of the spanish sucess began
The war was fought on several fronts. In the opening years, Austria succeeded in driving France out of Italy, while Britain and Holland fought the French in the low countries. The first critically important battle of the war was at Blenheim in 1704. In that battle, Britain and Austria joined forces to defeat the French in Bavaria -
Frederick the great becomes king
A brilliant strategist and gifted artist, Frederick is recognized as the one of the great characters in Prussian history, and one of the first European monarchs who sought to preside over an "enlightened", secular state -
Frederick the great begins his reign in Prussia
Frederick commited himself to reforming Prussia. He granted many religious freedoms, reduced cenorship and improved education. -
Denis Diderot publishes the first volumes of his encyclopedia
It would bring together all the most current and enlightned thinking about science, technology, art, goverement. -
Seven Years war begins
The Seven Years War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France -
Seven years war begins
The Seven Years War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France -
George the third becomes the King of Great Britian
This was a numerous advantage they went from a small population to a very large population which is amazomg. Econmically the colonies thrived on trade with the nations of Europe -
Cesare Baccaria writes againist torture in On Crimes and Punishment
Beccaria railed against common abuses of justice. They included torturing of witnesses and suspects, irregular proccedings in trials and punishments that were arbirtrary or cruel. -
Catherine the Great puts down the serf Rebellion
I think that this was a major time for the serfs. BEcause Catherine everntually put in place limited reforms but she did little to improve there life of the Russian peasants. However the revolt convinced her that she needed the nobles support to leep her throne. Therefore she gave the nobles absolute power over te serfs and the serfs lost their last traces of freedom. -
British army and American Milita exchange fire at Lexington Massachusetts
The fight spread to nearby Concord. When news of the fighting reached the Second Continental Congress its members voted to raise an army under the command of a Virginian named George Washingtion. The American Revolution has began. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
This document was written by thomas jefferson and it was based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightment. The declation reflected these ideas in it eloquent argument for natural rights. -
Delegates at the Constituional Convention sign the Constition
This was to revise articles of confederation. The Constitinonal convention held its first session. The 55 delegated were experienced statesman who were familiar with the political theiroes of Locke, Motesquiei and Rousseau. -
Joseph the secnd abolishes serfom in Austria
He abolished serfom and ordered that peasants be paid for their labor with cash. Not suprisingly the nobles firmly resisted this change. -
First slave revolts in Hispaniola
Establishment of the independent Republic of Haiti. ... War of the First Coalition ... History of Haiti ... The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated ... By the 1740s Saint-Domingue, together with Jamaica, had become the main supplier of the world's sugar. -
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
This is known for its Renissance arts. -
Prince Henry of Potufal is Born
He mad many ship designs , and sea faring methods. Also he dicovered the Cape Verde Islands.
