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  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    crusades are fought

    war between Christians and Muslims. they fought for the holy land. refereed to as Jerusalem or Palestine.it was a unsuccessful event but expanded trade routes.
  • renaissance begins
    1300

    renaissance begins

    It is a rebirth. were we start studying ancient Romans. there were a lot of renaissance people that came out of this such as Shakespeare and Michelangelo.
  • 100 year war begins
    1300

    100 year war begins

    It was a series of wars. the wars were between France and great Britain. the ware started because because Charles IV of France died in 1328 without a son.
  • black death begins in europe
    1347

    black death begins in europe

    The black death also known as the great plague killed almost 1/2 of Europe ans some say even more.
  • Period: 1400 to

    slave trade

    The slave trade included taking Africans from Africa and using them as free labor.it started in great Britain using them as servants for higher power.
  • Period: 1405 to 1433

    Zheng Hes Voyages

    Zheng He was a Chinese mariner, explorer, fleet admiral, Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433.
  • Joan of arc burned at the stake
    1431

    Joan of arc burned at the stake

    Joan Ark was 19 when she was burned at the stake. She was burned for charges of heresy
  • johannes gutenburg created the printing press
    1440

    johannes gutenburg created the printing press

    it was the first printing press which was 2000 times more efficient and first started making bibles.
  • fall of Constantinople
    May 29, 1453

    fall of Constantinople

    After 100 years of defeats, and victories, the Byzantine Empire came to a end when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. It is widely said to be the event that marked the end of the European Middle Ages.
  • start of thje spanish inquisition
    Nov 1, 1478

    start of thje spanish inquisition

    The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs.
  • christopher columbus lands in the new world
    1492

    christopher columbus lands in the new world

    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. when he first discovered america he thought it was east ideas.
  • Period: 1492 to

    Columbian exchange

    The Columbian exchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa.
  • Period: Nov 6, 1494 to Sep 6, 1566

    Sultan Suleyman Reign

    Also known as Suleiman the Magnificent . Sultan of Turkey who established a code of laws, was a patron of the arts, and led the Ottoman Empire to the height of its military and political power.
  • Mona Lisa Completed
    1506

    Mona Lisa Completed

    Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1503 During the Renaissance
  • Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine chapel
    1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine chapel

    The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 During the Renaissance.
  • King Henry VIII Reign
    1509

    King Henry VIII Reign

    King of England from 1509 until his death. He was the second Tudor monarch. King Henry also had six wives and five children.
  • Battle of Chaldiran
    Aug 23, 1514

    Battle of Chaldiran

    The battle of chaldiran was between the ottomans and the Safavid in Persia The ottomans one because they brought better weapons such as canons.
  • Martin luther post 95 theses
    1517

    Martin luther post 95 theses

    Marten Luther once acting on his belief he wrote the 95 theses a list of questions and propositions for debate.
  • Cortez Defeats Aztecs
    Aug 23, 1521

    Cortez Defeats Aztecs

    Cortez a conquistador attacked the Aztecs because they had a lot of gold. he was not ab;e to get all of the gold and all of there treasures so the came back for a second time and everyone was dead due to a deseise that cortez and his men left behind
  • The Prince
    1532

    The Prince

    a book written by Niccolo Machiavelli about how to rule a empire with a iron fist.
  • Period: 1533 to

    queen Elizabeths reign

    Elizabeth was Queen of England and Ireland until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen.
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    counter reformation

    The Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation, beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia
  • Period: to

    era of samurai

    Samurai. The samurai were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class that eventually became the highest ranking social class was ended do to guns.
  • william shakspears death

    william shakspears death

    The cause of Shakespeare's death is a mystery, at 52 year old.
  • Taj Mahal completion

    Taj Mahal completion

    The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
  • lord George McCartney expelled

    lord George McCartney expelled

    british statesman colonial administrator and diplomat.
  • Period: to

    opium war

    The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving China and the British Empire over the British trade of opium and China's sovereignty. The clashes included the First Opium War and the Second Opium War.