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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
It was a holy war between Christians and Muslims. The war was completely unsuccessful, the Christians never regained the holy land. The crusades extended trade routes. -
1300
Renaissance Begins
The renaissance begins a rebirth of the world. The rebirth brought a study of classical works by the Romans and the Greeks. The renaissance brought us art my Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo. -
1337
100 Year War Begins
The war was a series of conflicts. It was a war between England and France. It was the most notable of wars in the Middle Ages. -
1347
Black death Begins in Europe
The black death killed a large portion of the world's population. It was a terrible sickness carried by fleas off of rats. It cause fever-like symptoms and large welts on the skin. -
Period: 1371 to 1435
zheng he's voyages
he was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. ... Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
they found her guilty. she was guilty of heresy. heresy is belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine. -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg Invents the printing press
The printing press was made originally with wood blocks. Gutenberg improved this idea. He used metal letters in order to prevent rotting and increase efficiency. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constaninople
this was very important. it was a big trade city. without trade there is no stuff. -
Nov 1, 1478
Start of the Spanish inquisition
judicial institution ostensibly established to combat heresy in Spain. In practice, the Spanish Inquisition served to consolidate power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom, but it achieved that end through infamously brutal methods. -
Period: 1492 to 1493
Columbian exchange
transfer of goods animals and diseases. yay. A lot of people died. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher colubus lands in New World
He landed his ship on the coast of america! he was a bad dude though. he killed some people and lied in his captain log. -
Period: Nov 6, 1494 to Sep 6, 1566
sultan suleyvan reign
he was sultan of the ottoman civilization. the civilization thrived under his command. they reached their peak of agricultural perfection. -
1503
Mona Lisa Completed
da vincci worked very hard on this -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
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Period: 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
Hing Henry Reign
He had sic=x wives. He wanted a son. He killed the wives who didn't give him one. -
1513
"The Prince"
this was a book for tyrants. "the ends justify the means" and how to be a tyrant. it was written by Machiavelli. -
Aug 23, 1514
battle of chaldiran
The Battle of Chaldiran took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq from Safavid Iran. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 theses
he listed 95 things that were wrong with the catholic church. this included indulgences. -
1521
cortez defeats aztecs
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. -
1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
He killed them all. It was a brutal massacre. they had no real defense, because they were caught by surprise. -
Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth's Reign
She was the queen of England. She was mean. She made dumb rules. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter reformation
catholic church's response to the reformation. it ended with restored faith in the catholic church. -
Period: to
Era of the Samurai
The samurai were trained professional killers. They were in the ming dynasty. they sometimes had to kill themselves. -
William Shakespeare's Death
William Shakespeare died. He was a poet. He also wrote plays. -
taj mahal completed
It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal with construction starting in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD, with the mosque, the guest house and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were added subsequently and completed in 1653 AD. -
Period: to
Slave trade
The took people from their homes. They pit them on a boat. Then they sold them for money as slaves. -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
he messed up big time. so they kicked him out. he was no longer allowed to do his job. -
Period: to
Opium War
long war
