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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are fought
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Jan 1, 1337
100 Years War Begins
Was between England and France.
Started when Edward, King of England, claimed he was rightful ruler of france instead of King Philip. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black death begins in Europe
The Black Death killed 1/3 of Europeans.
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Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
Tried to create self seficiant rural societies
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Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
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Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
Marked the end of the Roman Empire
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Jan 1, 1492
1st Voyage of Columbus
Columbus was trying to prove the world is round.
Was also to spread religeon. -
Jan 1, 1497
Da Gama lands in India
Traveled across the Atlantic Ocean
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Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
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Sep 17, 1502
Naming of the New World
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Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1506
Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
The painting features Lisa del Giocondo
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Thesis
The 95 Thesis was produced using the Printing Press. The thesis addressed areas that were corupt in the Catholic Church -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1564
Council of Trent
Was an important counsil in the Roman Catholic Church.
Issued decrees and condemtions -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to Jan 1, 1558
Philip II rules Spain
Married to Queen Mary
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Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
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Jamestown, Colony in Virginia, founded
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Louis XIV becomes king of France
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Qing Dynasty begins in China
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Oliver Cromwell rules England
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Thomas Hobbles writes Leviathon
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Peter I (the Great) becomes Czar
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Peter the Great becomes Czar
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Henery VIII founds Angelican Church
Kept all Catholic principles
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Age of Enlightenment
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
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U.S. Constition is ratified
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French Revolution begins
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U.S. Constitution ratified
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French Revolution begins
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Reign of Terror begins
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Napoleon becomes Emperor
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Napoleon becomes Emperor
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Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
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Tokugawa Shogunate ends
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Tokugawa Shogunate ends
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Tokugawa Shigunate ends
