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Period: Jan 13, 1350 to
Renaissance and Reformation
events in ch. 17 -
Period: Jan 28, 1390 to
ch. 19-20
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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is born
This is important because Prince Henry later in his life founded a navigation school on the southwestern coast of Portugal.Map makers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists, and sea captins gathered there to perfect their trade. -
Jan 1, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
After Hongwu's death in 1398 led to a power struggle. His son Yonglo emerged victorious from the struggle. -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He captains his frist voyage
Yonglo had a far-ranging curiosity about the outside world.He lanched the 1st of seven voyages of exploration. All were led by a Chinese Muslim admiral named Zheng He. -
Jun 16, 1408
Donatello creates his David statue
The nakedness of Donatello's bronze David stands out starkly in contrast to the other fifteenth century images of David. -
Sep 16, 1440
Johan Gutenberg invents the Printing press
Johan Gutenberg invents the printing press. Made the books cheapper. Also alot of became liturate because the were more books. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
The Fall of Constantinople occured on May 29, 1453 after a siege which began on April 6. The battle was part of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars. -
Oct 19, 1453
The Hundred Year's War ends
The Hundred Years War ended on October 19th, 1453, when Bordeaux surrendered, leaving Calais as the last English possession in France. -
May 24, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
Portuguese believed that to reach Asia by sea ,they would have to sail around the southern tip of Africa. So B. Dias sailed to the tip of Africa. As he arrived a huge strom came and after fighting this fleet B. Dias realized his ship had been blown around the tip. -
Nov 25, 1491
Ferdinand & Isabella end war with Muslims
Isabella wanted to convert the Muslims to Christianity. -
Oct 12, 1492
C. Columbus spots land in North America
Thought he had reached the East Indies. But instead it was an island in the Caribbean. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain & Portugal agree to treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas is an imaginary dividing line. All lands to west of the line would be Spain's and all land east of the line would be Portugal's. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama lands in India
HIs remarkable voyage of 27,000 miles had given Portugala direct sea route to India. -
Period: Mar 4, 1500 to
ch. 21
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Period: Mar 26, 1500 to
ch. 22
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Dec 17, 1503
Leonardo DeVinci starts the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa was Leonardo's favourite painting and he was loathe to part with it, however it may also have been because the painting was unfinished. -
Mar 26, 1504
Nicolaus Copernicus begins studying planetary movement
After studying planetary movements for more than 25 years, Copernicus reasoned that indeed, the stars, the earth, and the other planets revolved around the sun. -
Jan 29, 1507
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
When Amerigo returned to Europe after his voyages to the eastern coast of South America he claimed that the area was a new land. In 1507 a German mapmaker named America after him. -
Aug 1, 1508
MIchelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The ceiling is nearly 68 feet off the ground. He needed something to support him for hours on end. An important man in town offered to build a special scaffold that would hang from the ceiling by heavy ropes. Michelangelo didn't like that idea because he didn't want to leave any holes in the ceiling. Instead, the artist built his own scaffold, which was held high in place by brackets that connected to the walls -
Aug 2, 1510
Rapheal paints Schooll of Athens
After he had been welcomed very affectionately by Pope Julius, Raphael started to paint in the Stanza della Segnatura a fresco showing the theologians reconciling Philosophy and Astrology with Theology, in which are portraits of all the sages of the world shown disputing among themselves in various ways. -
Dec 17, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
Machiavelli writes that reforming an existing order is one of the most dangerous and difficult things a prince can do. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis
The 95 Theses, a document written by Martin Luther in 1517, challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church on the nature of penance, the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences. -
Apr 21, 1519
H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast
His conquistadors look for gold and silver thay heared about. -
Dec 27, 1522
First slave revolts in Hispaniola
20 slaves from Hispaniola attacked and killed several of their Spanish captors. -
Nov 16, 1532
F. PIzzaro meets Atahualpa
Frnasico meet the Inca emperor with an army of 200 vs. 30,000. The Incan ruler Atahualpa left his men unarmed. -
Mar 4, 1533
Ivan the Terrible came to throne
He was only 3 years old. HIs young life was disrupted by struggles for power among boyars. -
Jan 27, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
He landed at a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada. Named the river the St. Lawerence. -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executrd
Henry allegedly heard gossip that his wife had conducted extramarital affairs with four different men, although there was no concrete evidence to support the rumor at the time. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
Edward was born on 12 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace, the only legitimate son of Henry VIII. -
Mar 17, 1540
Ignatius of Loyola founds the jesuit order
Created daily guide for how catholic should live. Followers become Jesuit, teaching other about how to live as a true catholic. -
Jul 19, 1553
Mary I becomes queen
Mary’s over-zealous pro-Catholic feelings alienated most people because by the time, England was already a largely protestant country. Perhaps even more damaging was her choice of husband. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord, a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain. -
Mar 4, 1581
Czar Ivan the Terrible kills his son and heir
Ivan had gone crazy thought it was a stranger in his palace. -
english navy defeats spanish Armada
Philip launched the Spanish Armada in an attempt to punish Protestant England. BUt his fleet defeated. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
Dutch and English broke Portuguese control of the Asian region. Each nation had formed an East India Company to estblish and direct trade throughout Asia. -
Johannes Kepler mathematically proves Copernicus and Brahe
Finished Brahe's work. Concluded that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
Henry Hudson was looking for the Northwest Passage, but he did not find it. He did explore 3 other waterways, though-the Hudson Bay, the Hudson Strait, and the Hudson River all named after him. -
William Shakespeare dies
No one really knows how he died. He died on his 52th brithday. He was a famos writer and alot of people still read his books today. -
Thirty Year's War
a conflect over religion over territory, and for power among European ruling families., -
Galileo publishes his many findings in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems presented the ideas of both Copernican and Ptolemy, but it cleary showed that Galileo supported the Copernican theroy. -
Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
Modern scientific methods are based on the ideas of Bacon and Descartes. Scientists have shown that observation and exerimentation, together with general laws that can be expressed mathematically, can lead people to a better understanding of the natural world. -
English Civil War
Supporters and opponents of king Charles fought. War lasted until 1649. -
Louis XIV became king
He bacame the strongest King of his time. Began his reign at 5 years old. -
Oliver Cromwell and Puritans execute English King
Cromwell and the Puritans brought Charles to trail for treason. -
Britain passes the Navigation Acts
These laws prevented colonists from selling their most valuable products to any counrty except Britian. -
Louis XIV begins 40 year building of palace at Versailles
Built small royal city. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
The English thought that New Netherlands was a wedge between their colonies so Charles the second sent his brother the Duke of York to take the colony for England. They surrendered without a single shot fired. -
English East India Company is founded
English East India Company forced much of its energy on establishing outports in India. The English built up a successsful business trading fine cloth on the European market. -
Peter the Great visits the west and gets idea for westerization
He got inspired by the west. -
La Salle claim Mississippi River of Spain
La Salle claimed entire \river valley of Mississippi River for France. -
Isaac Newton published his laws of gravity in Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
One of the most important scientific books ever written. -
Willliam of Orange becomes king
after overthrowing James. -
Mary and William of Orange sign the Bill of right
To limit power parliament came up with Bill of Rights. -
John Locke justifies rebellion in two Treatises on Government
Locke's therory had a deep influence on modron political thinking. -
War of the Spanish Succession
England, Austria, the Dutch republic, Portugal, and several German and Itlian states joined together aganist France and Spain. -
Peter the Great orders St. Peterburg to be built
To promote education and growth, peter wanted a seapon that would make it easier to travel to the west. -
Voltaire is exiled to England
Voltaire was exiled to England for two years. There, Voltaire came to admire the english government much more than his own. -
Maria Theresa inherits throne
Agreement guaranted Maria Theresa a peaceful reign. -
Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
Frederick's most important contribution was his attitude towards being king. -
Baron von Montesquieu purposed separation of power in On the Spirit of Laws
In his book, Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. -
Denis Diderot publishes the first volumes of his Encyclopedia
Would bring together all the most current and enlightened thinking about science, technology, art, government, and more. -
Seven Years' War begins
The French and Indian War was part of the Seven Year's War between Britain, France, and their allies. -
Mary Wollstonecraft is born
Published an essay called A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792. -
Seven Years War
Fought in Europe, India and North America and lasted until 1763. -
Cesare Baccaria writes against torture in on Crimes and Punishment
Beccaria railed against common abuses of justice. They included torturing of witnesses and suspects, irregular proceedings in trials, and punishments that were arbitrary or cruel. -
Catherine the Great puts down the serf Rebellion
With great brutality, Catherine's army crushed the rebellion. Catherine had previously favored an end to serfdom. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest an import tax on tea, Adams organized a raid against three Britian ships in Boston Harbor. The raiders dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was firmly based on the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment. Declaration reflected these ideas in its eloquent argument for natural rights. -
Joseph II abolishes serdom in Austria
Joseph abolished serdom and ordered that peasants be paid for their labor with cash. -
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention sign the Constitution
The delegates signed the new constition. In order to become law; however, the Constitution required approval by conventions in at least 9 of the 13 states. -
the start of the Partition of Poland
With these partitions, Poland disappeared from the map of Europe. -
Beethoven Dies
He wrote beautiful piano music, string quartets, and stirring syphonies.
