World History Timeline Wardlow Seth

  • Crusades are fought
    Sep 1, 1096

    Crusades are fought

    The crusades were a series of religious and Political wars.
  • Renaissance begins
    Sep 1, 1300

    Renaissance begins

    The renaissance is a rebirth. The renaissance also started in Italy. The renaissance spread from Italy to northern Europe.
  • Black Death Begins in Europe
    Oct 1, 1347

    Black Death Begins in Europe

    Killed 1/3 of the entire population. It originated in Asia or Mongolia.
  • Johannes Gutenberg - printing press
    Sep 1, 1439

    Johannes Gutenberg - printing press

    He was a german blacksmith who introduced printing to Europe. HIs introduction to mechanical movable type print started a printing revolution.
  • Magellan starts his around the world trip
    Sep 1, 1480

    Magellan starts his around the world trip

    magellan started his journey with 5 ships to discover a new route to the spice islands. He also had a crew of 270 people but only 18 returned.
  • 1st voyage of Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    1st voyage of Columbus

    Columbus and his crew were the first to find land in the Americas. It was a Spanish based expodtition.
  • Da Gama lands in India
    Jul 1, 1497

    Da Gama lands in India

    He becomes the first European to reach India via atlantic ocean. He rounded the cape of good hope and anchored at Malindi.
  • Slave trade across atlantic
    Sep 1, 1500

    Slave trade across atlantic

    Slaves were being trade across the Atlantic ocean from the 15th through the 19th centuries.
  • Naming of the "new world"
    Sep 1, 1502

    Naming of the "new world"

    The Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci was a navigator that traveled to the new world.
  • Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
    Sep 1, 1504

    Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa

    Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa for Francesco del Giocondo.
  • Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
    Sep 1, 1508

    Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel

    This was a cornerstone of high renaissance work. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus VI. The chapel was painted at the commission of Pope Julius II.
  • Martin luther posts 95 theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin luther posts 95 theses

    He out lined all the things the catholic church was doing wrong. It starts the Protestant revolution.
  • Pizzaro invades the inca empire
    Nov 15, 1532

    Pizzaro invades the inca empire

    He sailed down to Peru then led his army up the andes mountains.They reached the inca town of Cajamarca and executed the last inca emperor.
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 1, 1545

    Council of Trent

    This was the churches most important ecumenical council. It was described as the counter reformation. They also went over what problems the church had.
  • Henry VIII founds anglican church
    Sep 1, 1562

    Henry VIII founds anglican church

    The church of England broke from rome because the pope wouldn't divorce king henry and his wife.