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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
A series of religious wars between christians and muslims. Fought for Isreal. the crusades were unsucceful but expanded trade routes. -
1300
Renaissance
Huge change in art. Gave birth to humanism, the protestant reformation, and the catholic reformation. Studied the greeks and romans in culture. -
1337
100 year war begins
A series of conflicts by the House of Plantagenet. The House of Plantagenet fought the House of Valois. This series of conflicts happened because of the fight for control of France. -
1347
The Black Death
The Black Death originated in China. It spread to Europe through war and trade with the Chinese. The black death is so deadly that is is said to have killed nearly half the population of Europe. -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Zheng He Voyages
Zheng He was a Chinese mariner and diplomat. He went on seven voyages. He had the backing of the Ming empire. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Joan of Arc is also known as the Maid of Orleans. Considered a heroine of France. Fought in the 100 year war -
1439
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
Led to the wide spreading of a bible everyone could read. Made books more popular. Heavily affected the spreading of knowledge. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The fall happened when Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine empire was captured by the invading Ottomans. After this conquest the Ottomans were one of the strongest empires in Asia. The defending army was led by Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. -
Nov 1, 1478
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a holy tribunal. It was established by monarchs. They upheld religious orthodoxy in their realm. -
Period: Jun 28, 1491 to Jan 28, 1547
King Henry VIII's reign
King Henry VIII was married 6 times. After his death one of his previous wives became the queen of England. During his reign he dismembered the catholic church because they refused to annul his first marriage. -
Period: 1492 to 1500
Columbian exchange
The Columbian exchange is the widespread transfer of plant,animals, and culture. The Columbian exchange is also known as the columbian interchange. Invasive species were a byproduct of the exchange. -
Aug 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in the new world
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist. He made 4 journeys to the new land within his life time. He was the first foreign man to find the Americas. -
Period: 1494 to 1566
Suleyman's Reign
Suleyman was known in the west as Suleyman the Magnificient. He was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He was a big supporter of literature and art -
1506
Mona Lisa Completed
The Mona Lisa is a painting made by Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting is still very well known today. It took Da Vinci 4 years to make this painting. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is where the pope resides and is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is considered a high renaissance work of art. The chapel takes it's name from Pope Sixtus IV. -
Aug 23, 1514
Battle of Chaldiran
The battle too place in Chaldiran County in northwestern Iran. The battle ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman empire over the Safavid Empire. A result of this battle is that the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 Thesis
The 95 thesis was written in Latin. It was written as such so that only church officials could read it. The 95 thesis told the church officials all the things they were doing that were not holy and not just. -
1521
Cortes defeats the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico the fight began. He took the king hostage and forced the king to give him all the gold. -
1532
"The Prince"
The Prince was a political treatise by Niccolo Machiavelli. There was a copy passed around in 1513 but the book was not published until 1532. In the book Niccolo says that the ends justify the means. -
1532
Pizarro Conquers the Incas
When he reached Cajamarca the Incas leader was preparing an assault on Cuzco. Cuzco was the capital of his brothers rule. Pizarro's men had to hike up the Rocky Mountains for this battle. -
Period: 1545 to
Counter Reformation
The counter reformation is also known as the catholic reformation. This is when the catholics tried to do something against the protestant reformation. Started with the Council of Trent -
Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth's Reign
Queen Elizabeth was one of King Henry's many divorced wives. She was queen of England and Ireland for many years. Her line of descendants still rule Europe today. -
Period: to
Era of the samurai
Samurais were warriors of feudal Asia. They were highly skilled and were very honorable. They followed Bushido which was a code of loyalty and honor. -
Shakespeare's Death
William Shakespeare was an English playwright . He was also a poet who wrote about the ideals of humanism. While no one knows the exact cause of death the leading theory is that he drank to hard and died of a fever -
Taj Mahal Completed
The Taj Mahal is an ivory colored mausoleum. It is located on the south bank of the Yumuna River. It was commissioned by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife. -
Period: to
Slave Trade
The slave trade happened between Europe and Africa. They made this trade so that the Africans could have more resources and the Europeans had slaves to work on their plantations in the Americas. The trade took place in multiple parts and involved a lot of deaths for the slaves. -
Lord George Macartney Expelled
Lord George Macartney was a British statesman and diplomat. He founded something called the Macartney Mission. The Macartney Mission was a diplomatic mission to China. -
Period: to
Opium War
The Opium War was two wars that took place in the 19th century. The war was between China and Europe. They fought over The British trade of opium.
