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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
A war between Christians and Muslims. Fought for the holy land (Palestine). Unsuccessful attempt but expanded trade routes. -
Period: 1185 to
Era of the Samurai
Samurai were trained warriors and were also very skilled in all types of war. They were hired as mercenaries and would collect peoples noses to show payment -
1300
Renaissance Begins
studied Greek and Roman studies. Birth of humanism and new sciences. Downfall of the church and birth of the church of England -
1337
100 Year War Begins
The 100-year war lasted 116 years. The main protagonists of the battle were France and England. The war was started by Aquitaine which is a religion they both wanted to hold. -
1347
Black death begins in Europe
Comes to Europe from Mongolia. Causes more people to go to church and pray. Ravages through cities and is spread by traders and ships. -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Zheng He's Voyages
Zheng He was one of the if not the most important asian explorer of his century. He sent out 7 fleets of ships to go out and discover new lands weather that be treasure or new lands. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Joan of Arc was a Catholic saint, national icon, and one of the worlds most famous military leaders. While fighting England they burned her at the stake. She died of smoke inhalation. -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
The modern way of coping books back then was to hand write them and with the printing press, you could not mass produce books. The invention was derived from the Chinese wooden block method of printing. This gave common people the ability to get books. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the fight against the capital of the Byzantine. The Ottoman empire was the main attacking force in the invasion -
1478
Start of the Spanish Inquisition
After the discover of the americas people started flooding over from Europe via the kings orders to find riches. While they were they started an era where countless indians would die to disease brought over from the spanish -
Period: 1491 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
king Henry the 8th is the main reason for the church of England. He ended up marrying 6 girls in hopes of having a son and had 1 at the end of his life span, but he ended up dying at the age of 16 -
1492
christopher columbus lands in the new world
for the first time in recent history someone has sailed across the pacific ocean and landed in what they thought was india, but what they didn't know was there was a huge amount of untapped treasure. -
Period: 1492 to
Columbia Exchange
The Columbian exchange was the trade of animals, crops, and diseases between Europe and the Americas. The main crops brought back to the mother land was corn and sweet potatoes. The main things brought to the Americas were horses and cows. -
1506
Mona Lisa Completed
The Mona Lisa was a very popular painting by renaissance man Leonardo and is his most famous piece of art. The painting gained popularity around 1506 and has been taken from art museums from around the world. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was a renaissance man who painted and sculpted many iconic pieces of art. The Sistine Chapel was the painting of Genesis on the top of a chapel. It took him 4 years to paint all of it. -
Aug 23, 1514
Battle of Chaldiran
This battle took place at Chaldiran when the Ottoman Empire invaded them and used their advanced weapons against them. The battle helped to expand the Ottoman Empire into Iraq and further East -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 Thesis
Martin Luther was a Catholic saint who was against indulgences. He then wrote the 95 Thesis and showed people what was wrong with the church. He would create Lutheranism soon after. -
1519
Cortez Defeats Aztecs
Cortez was a Spanish conquistador who traveled from Europe to the Americas in search of gold and silver. He found the Aztecs and over through leader of the Aztecs and stole all of their valuables. He later returned to see that all most all the population had died from small pox that they infected them with. -
Period: 1520 to Sep 7, 1566
Sultan Suleyman Reign
Sultan Suleyman was the most successful Sultan the Ottoman Empire had ever had. After he was removed from being sultan they country lost power due to it having unexperienced sultans and royalty killing each other -
1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
Cortez was a Spanish conquistador who traveled from Europe to the Americas in search of gold and silver. He found the Aztecs and over through leader of the Aztecs and stole all of their valuables. He later returned to see that all most all the population had died from small pox that they infected them with. -
1532
"The Prince"
The prince was written by Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli who taught people how to separate ethics from politics. The book has inspired many dictators on how their country should be ran. -
Nov 15, 1532
Pizarro Defeats Incas
After sailing to Peru Pizarro had found what would be called the Incas an ancient society that was famous for their architecture and military. After they held the ruler of the Incas and used him as a puppet. The people of the city didn't enjoy this and killed their ruler, leaving the conquistadors useless aginst the people so they ran away with all the cities treasure. After time passes it was found out the most of the Incas had died due to disease -
Period: 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth's Reign
Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of king Henry, one of his failed attempts of bringing a strong man into this world, and ruled over England for over 50 years -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
After everyone started to see oh evil the church really was they started to dishone it and the church noticed. They tried to reform themselfs as a less corrupt and friendly varient of the church with less pyramid sceems -
William Shakespeare's Death
Shakespeare was a famous writer that wrote about the common person and over emotional stories to invite the reader to a strong and gripping story -
Taj Mahal Completed
The Taj Mahal is a gigantic tomb that Shah Jahan to memorialize one of his loved ones. The Taj Mahal is 561 feet and has its own garden and water ways leading up to the palace -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
Lord George McCartney was expelled because of how he handled the china trade situation. He refused to kneel to the Chinese emperor and therefore her got cast out of the country along with all of Europe. -
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Slave Trade
The slave trade was used to bring cheap work over to the americas ( used mostly for farming and on plantations). many slaves were taken straight from Africa and even traded so the Africa could get guns and better crops. -
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Opium War
China was a powerhouse when it came to inventing things so when Europe came wanting to sell their stuff the only thing that the Chinese wanted was their drugs. The ended up getting hooked on it and started to fight over opium and it started a somewhat civil war.,
