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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are faught
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Oct 16, 1300
Renaissance begins
Meaning "The rebirth," it was the recovery of the Black pleague. a deadly virus which had whiped more than half of their population. -
Sep 26, 1337
100 years war begins
A conflict between the House of England and the house of Plantagent agianst the House of Valois for control of France. -
Sep 16, 1347
Black Peague begins in europe
The black death was a deadly disease that spread throughout the northeast. There was belief that the disease was a religious punishment. -
Period: Sep 16, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
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Period: Sep 16, 1405 to Sep 16, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
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Sep 16, 1431
Joan of Arc is burned at the stake
Joan’s real name was Jehanne d’Arc, Jehanne Tarc. Joan of Arc had a famously volatile temper. -
Oct 16, 1453
ottomans conquer Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years. -
Oct 16, 1455
Johannes gutenberg invents the pritnting press.
Famous becacause of the Prinitng of the bible. -
Oct 16, 1492
Jews gypsies, and moors expelled from spain.
it was believed that they were the reason for most of the problems that has happend to them -
Oct 16, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbus's first voyage was supposed to be a shorter Route to Asia. He then found out when he arrived at what we know today America, was new land. -
Oct 16, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497. With the help of an Indian merchant he finally reached India -
Period: Sep 16, 1500 to
Slave trade across the atlantic
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Period: Sep 16, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
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Oct 16, 1502
Naming of the "new world"
When Columbus arrived to America. He decided to name it San salvador -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1506
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
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Oct 16, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Guilio invited michelangelo, an artist to come live with him. He requestied to angelo to paint the Sistine chapel. The style he had painted the sistine chapel in is very difficult. -
Sep 26, 1517
Martin Luthr post 95 Theses
Centers on practices within Catholic Church regarding baptism. Reject the valvidy of indulgences. -
Oct 16, 1519
Magellan starts his "Around the world" trip
first to voyage the world. Unfortunatley, he did not live to see his dream and his success. -
Oct 16, 1526
Muhual Empire Begins
A dynasty of India. Ruled by a portioin of Northern india -
Oct 16, 1534
Henry VIII found Anglican Church
Anglican means "of England." Revolved as a part of the Roman Church -
Oct 16, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Pizzaro executed the last inca emperor. -
Oct 16, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Gave the theory that the sun was in the middle of the universe. Most other theorys stated that the earth was the center. -
Period: Sep 16, 1545 to Sep 16, 1563
Council of Trent
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Period: Sep 16, 1556 to
Philip II rules Spain
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Oct 16, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of england
2 months after her half sisters death she took over the throne of queen of england. -
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Age of enlightment
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Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
During the voyages of the explorers they found new land we know as america. They found and named Jamestown as we know it today. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
Led an absolute monarchy during his era as king of france. Is known for his agressive foreign polocy. -
Qing Dynasty begins in China
Began right after the Ming Dynasty. Ended around 1912. -
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Oliver Cromwell rules England
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Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
Thomas was a philosipher. he is best known for his political thoughts. -
Peter The Great I becomes Czar
Best known for trying to establish Russia as a great nation. -
Period: to
Catherine the Great rules Russia
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Us constitution is ratified
Ratification is basically accepted. The us constitution is inventing a government which is devided into 3 different branches -
French Revolution begins
Their king at the time was in debt so he needed to charge tax. Their people did not like that so it started the French Revolution -
Reign of Terror begins
A period of violence during the french revolution. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
First frenchmen to hold title of emperor in a thousand years. -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
took place in belgium. He had conquered much of the Continental Europe. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1603 and 1868.
