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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
A series of religious and political wars fought between Christians and Muslims. The crusades were unsuccessful but expanded trade routes. -
1300
Renaissance Begins
A period in history when art changed drastically. Cultural, artistic, political, and scientific rebirth. Led by people like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Medici family. -
1337
100 Year War Begins
A series of conflicts fought between England and France over who would become king of France. It lasted 116 years and in the end it drastically reduced the population by 20 to 30 percent. -
1347
Black Death Begins in Europe
The black death was one of the most feared diseases in history. The plague struck Europe and Asia in the mid 1300's and spread by the bite of infected rat fleas. The name came from the swollen buboes in the victims neck, armpits, and inner thigh that turned black as they filled with blood. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Joan Arc was 19 when she was burned at the stake, and died of smoke inhalation. Her body was supposedly burned three times in front of a crowd of about 10,000 people. She was ordered to answer to some 70 charges against her, including witchcraft, heresy, and dressing like a man. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading Ottoman army. The capture of the city made the Ottomans the most important power in southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean and began a long period of expansion for the Empire. -
1455
Johannes Gutenberg Printing Press
The printing press has been widely considered the most important invention of the modern era. It spread information quickly and accurately. It allowed people to share large amounts of information quickly and in huge numbers. -
1506
Mona Lisa Completed
The Mona Lisa is a portrait painting by Leonardo Da Vinci that has been described as the best known, most visited, most written about painting ever. It was worked on between 1503 to 1506 but some believe it was worked on until 1517. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Was one of Michelangelo's most famous works. The chapel was there to -
Period: Apr 22, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 to his death. He had six wives throughout his entire life and he had a son that later look his place. -
Aug 23, 1514
Battle of Chaldrian
The Battle of Chaldrian was a militrary engagement. The Ottomans won a decisive victory for the Ottoman empire over the Safavid empire. As a result, the Ottomans gained immediate control over far eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 Theses
The 95 Theses was a document that contained the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. The church's response was for the Pope Leo to issue a papal bull declaring Luther's theses to be heretical. Luther was excommunicated after not retracting his positions. -
1521
Cortes Defeats Aztecs
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquer, who conquered the Aztec empire in 1521. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a govener of Spain. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was Roman Catholicism's response to the Protestant Reformation. Christians began to openly criticize the Roman Catholic Church for teaching things contrary to the Bible. The two lasting effects that came out of it were the Jesuit Order and the Council of Trent. -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
George McCartney was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He was the first diplomatic to travel to China. The goals of his mission were to open new ports for British trade in China, establishment of a permanent embassy in Beijing, the cession of a small island for British use along China's coast, and the relaxation of trade restrictions on British merchants in Guangzhou. -
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Opium War
These 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 first opium war was fought between China and Britain. The second war was fought by Britain and France against China. -
The Prince
The Prince is a 16th Century Political treatise written by Machiavelli. It is basically an extended analysis of how to maintain power. It was so important because it was about political reality rather than theory,
