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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are fought
Pope Urban II called for the meeting of the crusades. The word crusade means going to the cross. -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
The renaissance means rebirth. It was the rebirth of the arts. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 Years war begins
A 100 year war between the house of Plantegenet, the house of England. They were at war with the house of valois, the house of France. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
The black death was a plague the wiped out almost all of Europe. Almost everyone who got the sickness were killed. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
Started during the last 40 years of the Yuan dynasty. There were 20 years of rebelions. -
Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
Captured at the age of 10 by the ming army. repaired the Grand Canal -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Nicknamed the Maid of Orleans Joan of arc is considered the heroine of France. She was burned at a stake and had her ashes spread at the seine river. -
Jan 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the print and press. He also helped Martin Luther spread word about the churchs bad behavior. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinpole
was the capitol to the Eastern Roman empire. Fallen to the invading army of the Ottoman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Deamed Admiral of the ocean sea in April 1492. refused by John II for money -
Jan 1, 1492
The Jews, gypsies, and moors are expelled from Spain
They were blamed for spains problems. The ones they let live had to live in Ghettos -
Jul 1, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Da Gama landed in calicut, Italy. The city is now called Kerala. -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the New World
Amerigo Vesspuci founded america on his second voyage across the atlantic. he left just when columbus returned and amerigo found his words incorrect. -
Period: Jan 1, 1502 to
Safavid Empire
Ruled most of southwester Asia. Also ruled all of Iran, Armenia, and Azerbaijhan. -
Jan 1, 1503
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The mona lisa was thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini. The painting now sits in the Louvre in Paris. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo reluctantly painted the roof to the sistine chapel, and the ceiling was so high he had to make his own scaffolding. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 theses
When martin Luther wrote the 95 theses he was banned from writing and from people reading his writings. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
He was the first to circumnaviagate the globe. By his mid 20 he was sailing in large fleets. -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
The mughal empire ruled india and pakistan from the 1600s to the 1700s. Witht there rule they brought religious tolerance. -
Jan 1, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Pizzaro was at the meeting of Cajamarca where he strateigicaly placed 168 men in the corners of the area. Pizzaro tried to convince Atahaulpa to convert to christianity, but he refused. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
The heliocentric theory is a theory the put the sun in the middle of the universe and all of the other planets around the sun. This theory replaced geocentrism. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1564
Council of Trent
Played an important part of the counter reformation. Was called forth by Pope Paul III -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Philip II rules Great Spain
He governed spain in what he called the golden age. His reign saw end when economic decline hit spain wich included the disaster of the Spanish armada. -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Queen elizabeth I became queen when king George VI died of lung cancer in his sleep. Princess elizabeth and Prince phillip where out of the country when king George died. -
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Age of Enlightenment
Rosseau, Diderot, and Voltaire were some important enlightenment figures. Influenced by the scientific figures of the previous century. -
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Slave trade across Atlantic
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colony in Virginia, Jamestown founded
There were only 100 people that were at the founding of Jamestown. Jamestown was almost wiped out several times by the native americans. -
Louise XIV becomes King of France
Known as Louise the great, or the sun king. He went through poverty and starvation. -
Qing Dynaster in China begins
One of the rulers name was Huang Taiji who later renamed himself Quing. The last emperor of the dynast was Emperor Xuangtong (Puyi) -
Thomas Hobbes writes the Leviathan
He met galileo. wich inspired him to develope the priniples of Geometry. Also publishes the Odysee -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
Made a fast day where you did not eat all day for one day every month. Also made cromwells law wich was enforced by The soldiers. -
Henry VIII founds Angelican Church
The word angelican means "of England". Over a thousand books have been writen about the church. -
Peter I (The Great) becomes Czar
He became Czar at the age of 10. One of his main goals was to regain access to the Baltic sea and Baltic trade. -
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
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The U.S constitution is ratified
New Hampshire was the ninth and last necsisary state to ratify the constitution. Many years later Rhode island finally ratified the constitution. -
French revolution begins
In paris mobs formed because of shortages of food. The franch also rfuced to give up until a new constitution was formed. -
Reign of Terror begins
The reign of terror began after Louise XVI. The very first victim was Mary Antoinette. -
Napoleon becomes emperor
Napoleon was sent to military school at the age of 16. Australia, Russia, and sweden, and joined Britain to take down France. -
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
Australia, Sweden, and Russia helped Britain take down Russia. Napoleons greatest downfall was part from nationalism was economic hardships brought by the British -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Defeated the Daimyo. Involved with the Shoguns.
