-
Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
a series of religious war between Christians and Muslims.
Fought for holy land.
The crusades were unsuccessful but expanded trade routes. -
1300
Renaissance Begins
huge change in art.
Renaissance studied the romans and greeks -
1337
100 year war begins
spanned to 116 years
was between england and france
ended on october 19th in 1453 -
1347
black death begins in Europe
the first appearance of the plague was in 1347
it arrived on trading ships most likely coming from the black sea
stared in October -
1400
Johannes gutenberg printing press
made in the mid 1400s
after the printing press was made people started challenging there beliefs about the world -
1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
died at the age of nineteen years old
died from inhaling the smoke from the fire
died on may 30th 1431 -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading Ottoman army -
Period: 1500 to
columbian exchange
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, -
1503
Mona lisa completed
took a year to complete the mona lisa
started in 1503 ending in 1504
painted by Leonardo da vinci -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the sistine chapel
took 4 years to finish
he was paid approximately $78,000 dollars to paint the Sistine chapel
he painted is standing up -
Period: 1509 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
king henry VIII became king in 1509 on april 21st
king henrys father left around 1 millon pounds in the treasury
king henry had 6 wives, as well has 2 daughters and 1 son -
1513
The Prince
The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. it was how to be a dictar -
Aug 23, 1514
Battle of chaldiran
Won by the ottoman empire in 1514
The safavid took heavy losses from the ottoman empire cannons
ottoman lost only 3,000 out of 100,000 people but the safavids lost 6,000 out of 20,000 people during war -
1517
Martin Luther post 95 theses
a list of questions and propositions up for debate.
nailed to the door of the Wittenberg castle church.
october, 31, 1517 -
Period: 1520 to Sep 6, 1566
sultan Suleyman Reign
Was the only son of sultan Selim l.
He was known as Suleyman the magnificent or the lawgiver.
He began his reign with campaigns against christian powers in Europe and the Mediterranean. -
1521
Cortez Defeats Aztecs
as many as 240,000 aztecs were killed during this war
the leader of the aztecs was montezuma ll
diseases helped cortez win the war -
1532
Pizarro Defeats incas
they were already weak from diseases
pizarro led is men to the inca empire on November 15th 1532
when pizarro arrived the inca empire had just ended a civil war -
Period: 1545 to 1563
counter reformation
also called catholic reformation or the catholic revival was the period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation, beginning with the Council of Trent -
Taj Mahal Completed
built by shah jahan in memory of his wife mumtaz mahal
it took eleven years to fully complete
the guest house, outer courtyard and main gateway were added in 1653 -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806) was a 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.
