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Period: Jan 26, 1394 to
Chapter 19
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Jan 28, 1394
Prince herny of portugal is born
He was an ealier explorer and traded with alot of other continents. -
Period: Dec 18, 1400 to
Renaissance
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Jan 27, 1402
Yonglo Becomes Ming Emporer
He is considered an architect and keeper of Chinese culture, history, and statecraft and an influential ruler in Chinese history. -
Jan 27, 1405
Zheng He Captaind his first voyage
Zheng He presented gifts of gold, silver, porcelain, and silk; in return, China received such novelties as ostriches, zebras, camels, and ivory from the Swahili -
Jul 25, 1408
Donatello creates his David statue
First unsupported bronze statue requested by the Medici family. -
Oct 18, 1450
Johan Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
Speeds up the book process by being able to copy the books. Also makes them cheaper. -
Feb 21, 1453
Hundred years' war ends
Long battle between England and France. 116 years to be exact. -
May 29, 1453
fall of constantinople to the Turks
It marked the end of the middle ages. Constantinople was captured and the end of the roman empire. -
May 26, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape Of Good hope
He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have done so. -
Jan 28, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
They wanted everyone to convert to cathlic so they had a war with muslims. -
Jan 28, 1492
C. Columbus spots land in north merica
He found america thinking is was like india or something. -
Jun 27, 1494
Spain and Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
Its an agreement between Spain and Portugal that wants to settle conflicts over lands discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other explorers. -
May 26, 1498
Vasco Da Gama lands in india
He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route. -
Mar 5, 1500
Inflation and Taxes
Inflation was caused by Spain’s population growing and as more people needed food and supplies the more merchants had to raise prices. When Spain expelled the Jews and Muslims it lost many artists and business folks, so Spain’s nobles didn’t have to pay taxes and the tax burden fell on the lower classes and that’s when middle class came from. -
Apr 18, 1503
Leonardo DaVinci starts the Mona Lisa
Pretty painting that was never finshed -
Jan 28, 1504
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
First person to actually know he was on the new world. Unlike Columbus who thought we was somewhere else when he actually was in america. -
Aug 11, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Shows that people back in the day got bored and becames reallllllly good artists. -
Nov 15, 1509
Raphael paints School of Athens
When he wrote this he thought that he is important enough to hang out with the big dogs. -
Dec 16, 1513
Machiavelli writes the Prince
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Mar 26, 1517
Nicolaus Copernicus begins studying planetary movement
IN the early 1500s , Copernicus became interested in an old Greek idea that the sun stood at the center of the universe. After planetary movement for more than 25 years, Copernicus reasoned that indeed, the stars, the earth, and the other planets revolved around the sun. -
Period: Mar 26, 1517 to
Chapter 22
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Dec 17, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 thesis
Martin luther practices within the catholic church baptism and absolution. -
Jan 28, 1518
H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast
Was sent on a conquest to explore mexico. So he landed on the coast. -
Mar 5, 1527
Philip II
Philip’s empire was wealthy and he helped supply Spain with 339,000 pounds of good, 16,000 tons of silver bullion were unloaded from Spanish galleons. If he had not inherited those lands things would have been much different and Spain wouldn’t have been able to support an army. -
Jan 28, 1532
F. Pizzaro meets Atahualpa
Inca ruler that invited pizarro to there humble abode but it backfired. -
Apr 13, 1533
Mary becomes queen
Queen of England and Ireland. She is remember for "her reseration of roman catholicism." -
Jan 28, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
Set sail to claim land for the king of France and also hoping to find a passage to asia. -
Dec 17, 1536
Anne Boleyn is exucuted
She was the queen of england. Henry thought that she cheated on him, so she was beheaded. -
Dec 18, 1537
Edward the 6th is born
When edward regined he had economic problems. He was only 15 whe he fell ill, and died. -
Oct 26, 1541
Iqnatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
He founded the society of Jesuits. He studied theology and latin. -
Mar 5, 1547
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV, came to throne in 1533 while he was 3. When he was 16, he seized power and had himself crowned czar meaning “Caesar”. Ivan married Anastasia. Between 1547 and 1560 was the “good period” and he won great victories, added lands to Russia, and ruled justly. Ivan’s “bad period” began in 1560 after his wife died. Accusing boyars of poisoning her Ivan turned against them. The police force was ordered to hunt down anyone who betrayed him. -
Period: Mar 5, 1555 to
Chapter 21
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Dec 18, 1558
Elizabeth beomces queen
Her coronation was in 1559. During her reign the war between England and Spain was happening. -
Mar 5, 1576
Absolutism
The thing that led to absolution was religious and territorial conflicts between states and that caused warfare, so the government had to build huge armies and levy heavier taxes. Sometimes the peasants would revolt against the monarchs and they would then try to increase their power and as absolute rulers they increased the size of their courts, and created new government bureaucracies to control their countries economic life. -
English East India Company is founded
Its a joint-stock company formed to trade with the East Indies but ended up trading mainly with the India, and China. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
Carried Out trade in asia. First company to have stock. -
Louis Takes Control
When Louis was 23 he took control of the government and he weakened the power of the nobles, and increased the power of the government intendants, they collected taxes and administered justice. To keep the power under control he made sure that local officials communicated with him. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
He was looking for a Northwest passage, and named the Hudson bay after himself. But the crew wanted to return home one so they mutinied. -
William Shakespeare dies
He was a poet, playwright, and actor. He is a great writer. -
Thirty years’ war starts
The war was caused by a fight over religion, territory, and for power. The war lasted from 1618-1648 and during the first 12 years Austria and Spain crushed troops hired by Protestant princes and they succeeded in putting down Czech uprisings. They also defeated the German Protestant who had supported Czechs. Ferdinand II paid him army by allowing them to plunder, or rob German villages. This army destroyed everything in its path. -
Charles I fights Parliament
Charles took throne in 1625 and always needed money. Partly because he was at war with both Spain and France, and a lot of the time when parliament refused to give him funds, he dissolved it. He was forced to sign a document known as the petition of right. This means that he would not imprison subject without cause, do no levy taxes without Parliament’s consent, he would not house soldiers in private homes, and he wouldn’t impose martial law in peacetime. Charles ended of ignoring it, but it sh -
Galileo Galilei publishes his many findings in his book thing
The book presented both the ideas of Copernicus and Ptomley, but it clearly showed that he supported the Copernicus Theory. It made the pope angry and sent him to trial for Inqisition. -
Rise of Prussia
In 1640 Frederick William inherited the title of elector of Brandenburg and after seeing the destruction of the thirty years war, the great elector, decided that having a strong army was the only way to ensure being safe. They later moved to an absolute monarchy and they built there force of 80,000 men. To pay the army the made taxes and they called themselves king. Junkers resisted the kings power and Fredrick bought their cooperation and gave them right to be officers in his army and Prussia b -
English civil war
Charles wanted both kingdoms to follow one religion and then the Scotts rebelled, assembled a huge army, and threatened to invade England. To meet the danger Charles needed money and he couldn’t get that unless he called parliament. Which he did and this gave Parliament a chance to oppose him. During 1641 Parliament passed laws to limit royal power. Furious Charles tried to arrest parliament’s leaders but they escaped. Equally angry a mob of Londoners raged outside to the palace, Charles fled Lo -
New Netherlands became New York
because they talked, signed papers, arggued, and BAM! new netherlands is now New York. -
Emilie du Chatelet translates Newtons works into French
Now people can read French laws and his ideas can be spreas across the world and he can be known for his works. -
Thomas Hobbes outlies the socail contract
Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people gave up their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order. Because people acted in their own self-interest, Hobbes said that the ruler needed total power to keep citizens under control. -
La salle claim mississippi river for Spain
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Isaac Newton publishes his laws of gravity
The key idea that linked motion in the heavens with motion on the earth was the law of universal gravitation. According to this law, every object in the universe attracts every other object. The degree of attraction depends on the mass of the objects and the ditance between them. -
Political changes
– England had become not an absolute monarchy but a Constitutional monarchy. But to make clear limits of royal power, Parliament drafted a bill of right in 1689. This document listed many things that a ruler could not do. William and Mary officially consented to these and other limits on their royal power. During the 1700s the cabinet was created. These ministers acted in the rulers name but in reality represented the majority party of Parliament. -
John Locke jsutifies rebellion in Two Treaties on Governement
His book served to justify the over throw of James II. His theory had a deeo influence on modern politcal thinking. His statement that a governments power comes from the consent of the poeple is the foundation of modern Democracy. -
Peter the Great
1696 Peter became ruler of Russia and known as Peter the Great. He wanted to be more westernized so he took a trip to the German head-quarters of Moscow. He was fascinated by the modern tools and machines and had a passion for the ships and seas. When he was 24 he became sole ruler of Russia. In 1697 he embarked on the “Great Embassy” a long visit to Western Europe. He wanted to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. -
New Capital
– Peter wanted a seaport that would make it easier to travel west. He fought Sweden to gain a piece of the Baltic coast and after 21 years of war, Russia finally won the “window on the sea” that peter wanted. In 1703 he began building a new city on Swedish lands occupied by Russian troops. Although the swampy sight was unhealthful, it seemed ideal for peter. Ships could sail down the river into the sea and on to Western Europe. Peter called the city St. Petersburg. -
War of Spanish succession ends
The two powers of Europe, were now ruled by Bourbons. Other countries felt threated by the power in Bourbons dynasty that Dutch republic, Portugal, and several German and Italian states joined together against France and Spain. The war lasted until 1713. The treaty of Utrecht was signed that year and under its terms Louis’s grandson was allowed to remain king of Spain so long as the thrones of France and Spain were not united. -
Louis’s death and legacy
He died 1715 regretting the suffering he had brought to his people. The news of his death prompted rejoicing throughout France. Now peeps remember his legacy he left. France was a major power but his resentment led to a revolution. -
Gabriel Fahrenheit makes the first mercury in-glass thermometer
The theremometer shows that water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. It also can tell what the temp is inside your outside your wonderful house. Also Celsius tell you that water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. -
Fredrick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
He made it clear that his goal was to serve and streghten his country and he never challenged the junkers, if he would have they would have revolted, so in a way he didnt cause and revolutions or wars. -
Voltaire is exiled to England
He was a philosophes and his Pen name was Voltaire, he published more than 70 books of political essays, philosophy, history, fiction, and drama. He often used satire against his exponents and he made frequent targets of the clergy, the aristocracy, and the government. His sharp tongue sent him to prision twice and during his second term he was exiled to England for two years. -
Seven Years' War begins
War between not the indians and french but Great Britian and the French. -
Seven years’ war
Maria Teresa made alliances with the French kings and it made a diplomatic revolution and when Fredrick heard of these actions, he signed a treaty with Britain. Now, Austria, France, Russia, and others were allied against Britain and Prussia. In 1756, Fredrick attacked Saxony, and soon every European power was involved. Fought in Europe, India, and North America, the war lasted until 1763. -
Boston Tea Party
It showed that the American colonial defiance served as a protest against taxation. British Parliament adjusted import duties with the passage of the Tea Act in 1773. While consignees in Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia rejected tea shipments, merchants in Boston refused to concede to Patriot pressure. So people threw tea over board and then lake was just a giant tea puddle and the fishys loved to drink tea. But it showed that we can be cool and stand up for ourselves. -
Cathrine the Great puts down the serf Rebellion
She put in place limited reforms, but she did little to improve the life of the Russian peasents. Her thinking about enlightened ideas changed after a massive uprising in 1773. Cathy crushed the rebellion and previously favored an end to serfdom. -
Declaration of Independence
It was firmly based on the ideas of John Lokce and the Enlightenment. It reflected ideas in its eloquent argument for natural rights. So we declared our freedom. -
Joseph II abolished serfdom in Austria
Joseph ruled from 1780-1790. He introduced legal reforms and freedom of press. He also supported freedom of worship. In his most radical reform, he abolished serfdom and ordered that peasents be paid for their labor in cash. -
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention sign the Constitution
The delegates signed so that we can declare the declaration of Independnce and make it approved. -
Mozart first performs Don Giovanni
Mozart was a gifted child who began composing music at the age of five and gave concerts throughout Europe and at 12, he wrote his first opera. He set a new standard for elegance and originality, although he lived only to age 35. Don Giovanni was written in 1787. -
First Slave revolts in Hispaniola
Slave revolt in French colonys.
