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Block 8 Pipkin R.D.

  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    Crusades Are Fought

    A serious of religious wars between Christians and Muslims. The Christians tried to take back the Holy Land which was Palestine. Unseccessful Crusade, but did expand trade routes.
  • Period: 1185 to

    Era of the samurai

    Japan was governed by warriors or samurai. The code of the samurai or Bushido was their code of ethics. Practice meditation and being at peace.
  • Renaissance Begins
    1300

    Renaissance Begins

    The French word for rebirth, where people learned more about the arts, Romans, Greeks, and humanism. There was the protestant reformation. Also King Henry the VIII and all his wives.
  • 100 Year War Begins
    1337

    100 Year War Begins

    Between France and England. Fight over the throne of western Europe. Five generations of kings from 2 dynasties.
  • Black Death Begins In Europe
    1347

    Black Death Begins In Europe

    Caused by pestis that infected rats, the rats infected the fleas, and the fleas infected the people. Caused a change in belief. People turned away from the church.
  • Period: 1405 to 1433

    Zheng He's Voyages

    He set sail to many countries. Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa. A chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming Dynasty.
  • Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
    1431

    Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake

    She was a peasant girl from France. She was born in 1412. She was burned for heresey.
  • Johannes Gutenberg Printing press
    1439

    Johannes Gutenberg Printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press sometime in between 1440 and 1450. It was the first interchangeable printing press. His first print was the bible.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Lasted from 6 April to 29 May. By an invading Ottoman army. The attackers were commanded by the 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II.
  • Start of the Spanish Inquisition
    Nov 1, 1478

    Start of the Spanish Inquisition

    Happened in Spain. Convert or Die. Tribunal under the election of the Spanish Monarchy.
  • Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
    1492

    Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World

    Completed 4 round-trip voyages in between Spain and the Americas. He was funded by the king and queen. Initiated the permanent European colonization of the Americas.
  • Period: 1492 to

    Colombian Exchange

    The widespread transfer of objects and ideas between the Americas and the old world. Invasive species, including communicable diseases, were a byproduct. The changes in agriculture really changedthe population.
  • Period: Nov 6, 1494 to Sep 6, 1566

    Sultan Sulyman Reign

    Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Enlarged his realm of the Ottoman Empire. The only son of Sultan Selim I.
  • Period: 1501 to

    Counter Reformation

    Also known as the Catholic Reformation. Response to the Protestant Reformation. Council of Trent gets rid of indulgences.
  • Mona Lisa Completed
    1506

    Mona Lisa Completed

    Painted by Da Vinci. One of the most famous paintings in the world. Currently resounds in the Lourve.
  • Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
    1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo takes 4 years to paint it. Includes many famous works. One of the most well known is the creation of adam.
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    King Henry VIII Reign

    Had Many Wives. Had 6 of them. Jane Seymour was his favorite.
  • "The Prince"
    1513

    "The Prince"

    A book that basically said an eye for an eye. Written by Niccoló Machiavelli. Wasn't published until 1532 after he died.
  • Battle of Chaldiran
    Aug 23, 1514

    Battle of Chaldiran

    Ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman empire. First Ottoman expansion into eastern Anatolia. Halted the Sadavid expansion to the west.
  • Martin Luther Post 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Post 95 Theses

    95 things that Martin Luther said was wrong with the Catholic Church. Mainly indulgences. Originally in Latin.
  • Cortés Defeats Aztecs
    1521

    Cortés Defeats Aztecs

    The Aztecs were a small native population living in Mexico. The Hernan Cortés came into their land. He ended up turning the people against their leader and basically destroying the community.
  • Peace of Ausburg
    1555

    Peace of Ausburg

    Temporary settlement within the Holy Roman Empire. Each prince had to decide whether to have Lutheranism or Catholicism in their land. Some cities had both.
  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Queen Elizabeth's Reign

    LAst of the 5 monarchs of the House of Tudor. Known as the virgin queen. Also known as the good queen.
  • Pizarro Defeats the Incas
    1572

    Pizarro Defeats the Incas

    In 1531, he sailed down to Peru and led an army to the Inca empire. He ended up defeating Atahuallpa which ended the Inca empire. When they reached the empire Atahuallpa was enjoying the hot springs.
  • Spanish Armada

    Spanish Armada

    A fleet of 130 ships. They sailed from A Coruna into England. They wanted to invade ingland.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Signed by King Henry IV. Granted Huguenots substantial rights in the nation. This was a big deal because most of the nation was still Catholic at that time.
  • William Shakespeare's Death

    William Shakespeare's Death

    Died after he fell sick after a night of heavy drinking with two other writers. Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton. Buried at Holy Trinity Church
  • Period: to

    Slave Trade

    Slaves were taken from their homes and sent to other places to work. Done for a long time before this. Some went on their own. Most went unwillingly.
  • Taj Mahal Completed

    Taj Mahal Completed

    Built by the Mughal Emporer Shah Jahan, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. A massive tomb for her. The outer courtyard and its cloisters were finished later in 1653.
  • Period: to

    Opium War

    There were 2 opium wars, the first lasted 1839-42, the second lasted 1856-60. Armed conflicts in China between the Qing Dynsaty.