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Aug 28, 1096
crusades
there was a war between christans and muslims over the holy land. The only good thing that came out of it was the trading routes. -
Sep 16, 1300
renaissance begins
started in 1300s to 1700s and was a cultural movment in Italy and late midevil times. it spread over to europe later. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo who inspired the term Renaissance man. -
Sep 16, 1337
100 year war beings
it was called the epic war. -
Aug 28, 1347
black death
a plauge that started in asia that wipped out more than half of the population. it was brought over to europe by the fleas on the rats that were brought over by boat. -
Sep 16, 1378
ming dynasty in china
it was also called the empire of the great ming. he ruled china for 276 years. it was called one of the greatest eras of early of orderly government. -
Oct 7, 1405
voyages of zheng he
Zheng He was put in charge of a huge flleet and armed forces that attended these voyages. Wang Jinghong was put as his second man in these voyages. Zheng He's first voyage left on 11 July 1405, from Suzhou. -
Sep 16, 1431
joan of Arch burned at the stake
joan was 19 years old when she was burned at the stake. she was convicted of doing witchcraft and the punishment was being burned to death. -
Oct 7, 1453
ottomans conquer constantinople
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army. Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II was the commander who defeted them. ottoman became one of the most powerful empires. -
Sep 16, 1455
johannes gutenburg- printing press
he was a publisher and writer who made metal printing presses so the would last better than the wood ones. it played a key role in the development of the renaissance -
Aug 3, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
The King and Queen of Spain financed his first voyage. over 12 months later columbus landed on and island near the Bahamas. The natives of the island called it Guanahani. -
Sep 16, 1492
jews, gypsies and moors expelled from spain
jews who didnt want to convert to christianity will be expelled from the country. and musilims and moors were forced to convert to christianity in 1502 -
Sep 16, 1498
da gama lands in india
He was a portuguese explorer. And was the first eurpoean to reach india by sea. He succeded on his first try. -
Sep 16, 1499
naming of the new world
the new world was named after Amerigo Vespucci. -
Sep 16, 1500
slave trade across alantic
people who where enslaved where transported to the new world.it was crucial to western europen countries trying to create over sean empires. -
Oct 7, 1501
safavid empire
It was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Persia. Ruled over the gunpowder empires. It was marked one of the most important turning parts in muslium history. -
Aug 28, 1503
leonardo da vinci paints mona lisa
painted "mona lisa" on 1503 and the painting did not get finished till 1507. he also painted -
Sep 18, 1508
michelangelo begins painting sistine chapel
the painting is of the 9 scenes of the book of Genisis. it is concidered one of the best peices of art made back in that time. it was finished in 1512 -
Sep 16, 1517
martin luther posts 95 theses
Publicity critisises the church. He put the peice of paper on the church doors. And it was a huge problem. -
Oct 7, 1519
magellan starts his around the world trip
Had had a vision of reaching the west indies. He had a fleet provided by King Charles V whitch included five ships. He had a crew of about 270 with men from several nations. -
Oct 7, 1526
mughal empire begins
The empre was founded by Babur. He was a central asian ruler. It ruled most of Asia and Pakistan. -
Oct 7, 1534
henery VII founds Anglican Church
Henry acted as if he was the pope of the church. The church was created becuase the pope declined the divorce of Henry. It became an established church by an Act of Parlament. -
Oct 7, 1537
pizarro invades the inca empire
Atahuallpa the 13th was last emperor of the Incas. That was the end of a 300 year Inca empire. it held over 12 miilion people in the empire. -
Oct 7, 1543
copernicuns publishes heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who made up the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe. And that the Earth spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. -
Sep 30, 1545
council of trent
it was one of the most inmportant Roman Catholic chhurches ecumunical councils. it was around 1545-1563. it was brought about by the protestant reformation. -
Oct 5, 1556
philip II rules spain
Philip II was king of England and Ireland at the same time he ruled Spain. When Philip II ruled there were seperate state bankruptcies. When his father Charles V died he left Philip with 35 million in debt. -
Oct 7, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of england
She was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII. Elizabeth was put in prison for almost a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. -
age of enlightenment
It was also called the age of reasons. it impacted most of Europe. It was about the Roman catholic church being in charge of everyhting and people did not like that. -
jamestown, colony in Virgina, founded
the journey to Virginia began with three ships. In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to started to settle. Virginia was named after their King, James I. -
louis XIV becomes king of france
He became king at the age of 4 because of the death of his father Louis XIII. In 1688 he led a war between France and the Grand Alliance. He died in Versailles in 1715. -
qing dynasty in china begins
It was the last dynasty of China. Ruling from 1644 to 1912. it lasted almost 3 centuries in china. -
thomas hobbes writes leviathan
it is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. it was said to be one of the most influential books ever writen. -
Peter I (the great) becomes Czar
Peter was the 14th child of Czar. He was declaired sovereign of all Russia in 1696. He was best known for his great works in Russia. -
catherine the great rules russia
was the most famous and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia. Rulling from 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67. its often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire. -
french revolution begins
The french Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. During this period of time French citizens wanted their own political party. King Louis XVI had left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. -
U.S. constitution is ratified
It was signed in September 1787. But signing wasn't enough. It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding. -
reign of terror begins
was a period of violence that occurred after the French Revolution. tens of thousands people died. With 16,594 executed by guillotine. -
napoleon becomes Emperor
In the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was where Napoleon was crowned. He was 35 years old at the time. by 1807 Napoleons empire reatched from River Elbe in the north and down through Italy in the south. -
napoleon defeated @waterloo
Troops gathered from acrossed Europe for a showdown with Napoleon. the french and the british both suffered a lot of losses st the battle. the casualties came around to 50,000 men. Was also the end of the Napoleonic Wars. -
tokugawa shogunate ends
The heads of government were called the shoguns. they were the last feudal Japanese military government. shoguns were way more powerful than an emperor. -
oliver cromwell rules england
Cromwell was a very effective leader. He was a man who really pushed for charles execution. He also believed that everyone should live their own lives.
