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Sep 16, 1096
crusades are fought
was a holy war fought between christians in europe and muslims in the middle east -
Sep 16, 1337
100 years war begins
was a series of conflicts starting at 1337 it was a war because kingdoms wanted control of the latter kingdom -
Sep 17, 1368
ming dynasty in china
was the ruling dynasty of china for 276 years followed by a collapse. -
Oct 6, 1405
voyages of zheng he
The ships of Zheng's armada were as astonishing as its reach.
Zheng He was born Ma He to a Muslim family in the far southwest in today's Yunnan province. -
Sep 16, 1431
joan of arc burned at the stake
was a catholic and one of the worlds most famous military leaders -
Sep 18, 1453
ottomans conquer constantinople
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. -
Sep 28, 1475
black death begins in europe
arrived in europe by sea -
Sep 17, 1492
1st voyage of columbus
was in command of three ships and they were the Pinta,Niña, and the Santa María.
he never beleived he foughnt something new and he didnt stop till his dying day. -
Oct 6, 1492
jews. gypsies and moors expelled from spain
Most Spanish Jews chose exile rather than the renunciation of their religion.
The Moors, the Gitanos and the Jews were all persecuted. -
Sep 17, 1498
da gama lands in india
sailed from Lisbon around the Cape of Good Hope and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa -
Sep 30, 1498
renaissance begins
The term Renaissance literally means rebirth. And is the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages. -
Sep 17, 1502
naming of the new world
it is used for one of the names of western hemispehere -
Sep 23, 1502
safavid empire
as one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Persia. -
Sep 16, 1504
da vinci paints the mona lisa
is a oil painting on a popular wood panel painted by the famous artist -
Sep 28, 1508
michelangelo begins painting sistine chapel
Michelangelo at first refused protesting that he was a sculptor, not a painter. However, Pope Julius insisted and finally prevailed. -
Sep 16, 1517
martin luther posts 95 theses
his theses propounded two central beleifs.
in his theses he proclaims that humans can only reach salvation by there faith not by the deeds they do -
Oct 5, 1522
megallan starts his "arounf the world" trip
Magellan's voyage was the first to circle the globe. Sadly Magellan did not live to see his success. -
Oct 6, 1526
slave trade across atlantic
Took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16 through to the 19 centuries. -
Sep 18, 1534
henry viii founds anglican church
begun in the sixth century in england -
Oct 5, 1537
pizarro invades the inca empire
Pizarro showed the idea of individualism by conquering the Inca Empire. -
Sep 23, 1545
council of trent
Trento and Bologna northern Italy was one of the Roman Catholic Churchs most important ecumenical councils. -
Sep 18, 1556
philip ii rules spain
often found his authority over ruled by local assemblies -
Oct 6, 1558
elizabeth 1 becomes queen of england
Elizabeth's first policy toward Scotland was to oppose the French presence there.
She was only the third queen to rule England in her own right. -
Oct 5, 1566
copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth 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. This is called the heliocentric or Sun-centered system. -
Oct 5, 1568
johannes gutenberg-printing press
presses could produce up to 240 impressions per hour. -
age of enlightenment
intellectual movement that began in the seventeenth century -
jamestown, colony in virginia founded
The journey to Virginia began on three ships.
America's first permanent English colony. -
louis XIV becomes king of france
He became king at the age of four on the death of his father.
known as the Sun King. -
qing dynasty in china begins
was the last great dynastic empire to rule the region.
started with great emperors were very capable and intelligent. -
oliver cromwell rules england
one of the most famous characters in history -
thomas hobbes writes leviathan
Moral and Political Philosophy.
Was an English philosopher in the 17 century -
peter i becomes czar
skillful diplomat who abolished Russia's archaic form -
mughal empire begins
During the reign of Muhammad Shah the empire began to break up.
India's Mughal Empire ruled the subcontinent. -
catherine the great rules russia
Catherinian Era, is often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire.
was one of history's most unlikely rulers. -
U.S. constitution is ratified
It took 10 months for the first nine states to approve the Constitution.
The first state to ratify was Delaware. -
french revolution begins
A watershed event in modern European history -
reign of terror begins
was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution.
incited by conflict between two rival political factions. -
napoleon defeated at waterloo
this man conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. he rose through the ranks of the French army. -
tokugawa shogunate ends
was the last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1603 and 1868. -
napoleon becomes constantinople
saw himself as the savior of Europe
