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Period: 1450 to
Renaissance
Cultural Movement started in Italy, spread throughout, mainly Europe, the world. Revival of Greek ideas. Most new ideas were based off religion. -
May 29, 1463
Ottomans take Constantinople
The Ottomans attack and conquer the Byzantine Empire to expand the Ottoman empire -
1488
Portuguese in South Africa
Bartholomeu Dias was journeying along the South of Africa when he noticed a cape along the coat -
1492
Columbus to America
Columbus arrived in what is now the Bahamas after allowing to find a faster route to India by the royalty of Spain -
1492
Reconquista
The expelling of Muslims in Spain, moving them back to Africa, ending the war between Spanish and Muslims -
Period: Apr 17, 1492 to
Spanish Empire
The beginning of the Spanish Empire in America. Spain started colonizing the Americas and the West Indies after Columbus sailed and discovered these land for the royalty of Spain -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The settlement of conflicts over lands in the Americas between the Spanish and Portuguese -
1505
Portuguese Trading Ports
Portuguese first arrive at the Eastern coast of Africa and start colonizing regions for Trading Ports -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
The reformation started with Martin Luther writing the 95 theses questioning the indulgences of the church criticizing them. the reformation helped change the worlds thinking of the church and Gutenberg's printing press helped spread these thinking/ideas. -
Period: 1526 to
African Slave Trade
Started with the Portuguese abducting slaves from Africa and bringing them to colonies in the Americas to help the economy thrive. The most slaves were in Brazil, others were brought to British America, and French and Spanish Americas. -
Songhai Empire Falls
Moroccans seize the empire of Songhai at the Battle of Tondibi. The Songhai Empire dominated Western Africa -
Period: to
Tokugawa Shogunate
The last feudal government of Japan. During this period Japan isolated themselves from foreigners and because of this surprisingly their economy thrived because of the rice exchange in Edo, now Tokyo -
First British Colony
The beginning of British colonization started in North America: Jamestown, Virginia -
Period: to
30 year war
One of the Greatest and Longest wars in the Early Modern Era where major Nations including the Holy Roman Empire fought for political, religious, etc reasons to end with the Peace of Westphalia -
Period: to
Japans Isolation
The beginning of Japans exclusion was due to the questioning of daiymo loyalty after most of them and their subjects converted to Christianity -
Russian Modernization
Peter the Great started modernizing Russia by introducing western traditions in his economy. -
United States President
First President George Washington is Born in Virginia