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Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Ottoman dynasty
Empire started by Turkish Tribes in North Western Anatolia and established as an empire at the fall of Constinople. -
Period: Jan 1, 1340 to
Songhay Empire
Relatively big and expanded into the Sahara from the South. Brought wealth from the Trans Saharan trade and ruled by Muslims. -
Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal royal prince, soldier, & explorer who helped the development of European exploration and maritime trade. -
Jan 1, 1441
Beginning of Portugese slave trade
African slave began being shipped to the Americas for Portugese colonies and by 1455 800 slaves were brought annualy. -
Period: Jan 1, 1444 to Jan 1, 1446
Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
Ruled the Ottoman empire and conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire. He founded many universities and colleges and was recongnized as the first Sultan to codify criminal and constitutional law. -
Period: Jan 1, 1464 to Jan 1, 1492
Reign of Sunni Ali
First king of the Songhai empire and captured Timbuktu in 1468 and Djenne in 1475. -
Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther
German theologist who played a major part in the Protestant Reformation. Taught that entrance to salvation relied on faith in God -
Feb 11, 1487
Dias' voyage into Indian Ocean
Dias' traveled south from Portugal towards the tip of southern Africa, hoping to make it to India & China -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
Columbus' first voyage left on Aug. 3, 1492. The ships fleets consisted of the; Nina, Pinta, & Santa Maria. They were searching for a new route to Asia but winds blew them in the wrong direction & found the America's. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Between Spain and Portugal to clear up any confusion on any new land in the New World. Re-established the 370 west of the Cape Verde Islands -
Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564
John Calvin
French theologian and pastor during Protestant reformation and key figure in development of Christian theology called Calvinism. -
Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1521
Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Cortes overran the Aztec's, who's population has decreased due to disease like smallpox, and took over Mexico. -
Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1566
Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent
He reconstructed the Ottoman Legal system and personally led Ottoman armies to capture Christian territories. -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Dynasty
Muslim emperors who were direct descendants of Gehnghis Khan and controled India -
Feb 11, 1540
Foundation of Society of Jesus
Male Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. -
Feb 11, 1554
Council of Trent
Council that met in Trent, in northern Italy, to distinguishe catholic doctrines from protestant errrors and the Pope's supremacy affirmed. -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Reign of Akbar
Akbar was 13 years old when he inherited the Mughal throne. He influenced art and culture in Mughal and liked paintings so much that he has walls of his palace painted in murals. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Italian physicist, mathematician, scientist, and astronomer who was a major part of the Scientific revolution. Also Invented the first telescope. -
Period: Jan 1, 1572 to
Reign of Emperor Wanli
Wanli's era meant "Ten thousand calenders." Born Zhu Yijun and was Longqing Emperor's third son. -
Spanish Armada
Spanish fleet that sailed against the England with intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England and in privateering in the Atlantic and Pacific. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Established by Tokugawa leyasu and ruled by Shoguns of the Tokugawa family. Known as the Edo period, which was the capital city and is present day Tokyo -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
One of the longest and destructive wars in European history caused by European countries search for power. Loss of population and economic decline were a result of the war -
Period: to
John Locke
Political figure who argued for people's rights and that the goverment was supposed to protect those rigths. His thoughts led to government reformation & civil rights movements. -
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Qing Dynasty
Manchus reign of China that advanced Chinese institutions and philosophy to a higher level. -
Peace of Westphalia
Series of treaties that ended the 30 years war in the Holy Roman Empire. -
Period: to
Seven Years' War
Last major conflict before the French revolution and involved all the great powers of Europe. Involved overseas colonial struggles between Great Britain and France. -
Establishment of 1st colony in Australia
Penal colony called New Sounth Wales -
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Haitian Revolution
Slaves started a rebellion in St. Domingue (present day Haiti) which ended slavery there and French control of the colony. -
End of British Slave Trade
British passed an act that made slavery illegal in Britain and set an example for the rest of the world of how slavery was immoral & wrong.
