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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
A war between Christians and Muslims. The Christians fought to reclaim their holy land. It was an unsuccessful event but it expanded trade routes. -
1300
Renaissance Begins
Rebirth period in European history following the Middle Ages. Started studying Greek & Roman art. Started in Italy. -
1337
100 Year War Begins
A war between France and England. Last from the middle of the fourteenth century to the middle of the fifteenth.Kings of England invaded France, trying to claim throne -
1347
Black Death Begins in Europe
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Period: 1405 to 1433
Zheng He's Voyages
A Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle. Commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa. -
1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
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1440
Johannes Gutenburg printing press
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1453
Fall of Constantinople
Was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading Ottoman army on 29 May 1453. The city’s fall sent shock waves throughout Christendom. It is widely quoted as the event that marked the end of the European Middle Ages. -
1478
Start of the Spanish Inquisition
It was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church.The Inquisition was to convince the heretics to return to the true Christian faith. It was used for both political and religious reasons. -
Period: 1491 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
He was the King of England. He greatly expanded royal power during his reign. This man had many wives and divorced women due to her not being able to carry a boy child for him. -
Period: 1492 to
Colombian Exchange
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World. It was the introduction of New World crops. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Left Spain with three ships, and after a stopover in the Canary Islands made landfall in the Americas -
Period: 1502 to
Slave Trade
The transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage. The slaves worked in mines and plantations and made sugar canes and tobacco. -
1507
Mona Lisa Completed
A portrait painting done by Leonardo Da Vinci. It took four years to make. It is a very famous half-length portrait and is talked about and seen a lot. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
A cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. Paintings all the ceiling of a large papal chapel. It is something Michelangelo is very known for. -
1514
Battle of Chaldiran
The Safavids were dealt a devastating defeat that checked the westward advance of Shi'ism. They decimated the ranks of the Turkic warriors who had built the Safavid empire. Ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. -
1517
Martin Luther post 95 Theses
This was him acting on his beliefs. He wrote "Disputation of the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences. A list of and questions and propositions for debate. -
Period: 1520 to 1566
Sultan Suleyman Reign
One of the most famous of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. His reign was the longest of any of the sultans of that empire.Known as "the magnificent" or "the lawgiver". -
1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. It was a landmark victory for the European settlers. -
1521
Cortes defeats Aztecs
Spanish forces under Hernan Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. They take the Aztec emperor Cuauhtemoc hostage. -
1532
Pizarro Defeats Incas
Pizarro sailed down to Peru and lead his army up the Andes Mountains. They reached the town of Cajamarca where Atahuallpa was. Him and his army defeated the Inca Empire and is one of the most important defeats in Spanish Colonization. -
1532
"The Prince"
A book writen by Niccolo Machiavelli. It was about 16th-century political treasies and how to be a good dictator and to stay in power. The book was written in Italian. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
Also called the Catholic Reformation, was the period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. Began with the Council of Trent. Pope Paul III was considered to be the first pope of the reformation. -
Period: 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth's Reign
She was the queen of England. Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch. She was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. -
Period: to
Era of the Samurai
the warriors of pre-modern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class that eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period. the shogun got overthrown, ending the Tokugawa period and restoring the emperor to power. -
William Shakespeare's Death
William was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote about humanism and realistic emotion. His death is a mysterious one that isn't quite solved. -
Taj Mahal Completed
An ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. Commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his beloved wife. It took 20 years to make. -
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Opium War
Two wars in the mid-19th century involving China and the British Empire. It was over the British trade of opium and China's sovereignty. The second war resulted in the second group of treaty ports being set up; eventually, more than 80 treaty ports were established in China, involving many foreign powers.
