Block 6 world history

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to

    Crusades are fought

    The Crusades were a series of wars fought in what is now the Middle East. The Crusades were fought over several centuries.
  • Jan 1, 1337

    100 years war

    100 years war
    he Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 pitting the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England,
  • Jan 1, 1347

    black death

    black death
    he Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people
  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty in China

    The Ming dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan .
  • Jan 1, 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake
    At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy
  • Jan 1, 1492

    1st voyage of Columbus

    1st voyage of Columbus
    The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainland .
  • Jan 1, 1497

    Da Gamma Lands in India

    Da Gamma Lands in India
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Naming the New world

    Naming the New world
    Like Columbus, Vespucci traveled to the New World (first in 1499 and ... a feminine Latinized of Amerigo to name the new continents “America.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1507

    Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo

    Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Matin Luther post 95 Theses

    Matin Luther post 95 Theses
    he posted a list of 95 propositions on the church door in Wittenberg. In his day, this was the means of inviting scholars to debate important issues. No one took up Luther's challenge to debate at that time, but once news of his proposals became known, many began to discuss the issue Luther raised that salvation was by faith in Christ's work alone.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    Henry VIII founds Anglican Church

    Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
    The Anglican church was spread worldwide first by English colonization and then by ... Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and abbeys in 1536.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1556 to Jan 1, 1581

    Philip II rules spain

    Philip II wanted to "Castilise" Spain and all the most important government positions went to Castilians. Philip had his advisors but he ruled as an absolute ruler .

  • peter (the Great ) becomes Czar

    peter (the Great ) becomes Czar
    Peter the Great was a skillful diplomat who abolished Russia's ... Under Peter's rule, Russia became a great European nation.