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Apr 13, 1100
Triangular Trade
The transatlanic trading netwok along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, England, Euroope, the west Indies, and the colonies in the Americas. -
Apr 13, 1101
Copernicus and the Heliocentric therory
Copernicus was a polish astronomer, he said that the sun and planets do not revlove around the earth, but that the earth and planets revolve about the sun. -
Apr 13, 1200
Early European ships
Technology advances made it possible for long voyages to discover new places. During the 1200's, it would have been impossible for a European ship to travel 3000 miles and be able to return. -
Apr 13, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a contract between the king and nobles of England. This contained certain principles that limited the power of the English Monarch over all his English subjects. The charter still remains on the statute books of England and Whales. -
Apr 13, 1400
Technology
European ships could not sail against the wind. In the 1400's, shipbuilders designed a new vessel called the caravel. -
Apr 13, 1415
Prince Henry
Son of Oortugal's king. Henry's dreams of overseas exploration began in 1415 when he helped conquer the Muslim city of Ceuta in North America. -
Apr 13, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillias
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between Portugal and spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of ans imaginary line in the Atlantic ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the line would belong to Portugal. -
The Scientific Method
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. -
Absolutism
In 1643, Loius XIV became king at age five. Cardinal Mazarin ruled for him for eighteen years. An absolute monarch is a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. -
Habeas Corpus
glorious revolutionWas a document requirement that a prisoner b brought before a court or judge so that it can be decide his or her imprisonment is illegal. -
Peter the Great
Peter was the most prominent member of the Romanov famiy. He wanted to borrow European technology to modernize the military. -
Glorious Revolutin
The Glorious Revolution was a bloodless overthrow of the English king James II and his replacement by William an Mary. To end the Glorious Revolution, William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights. -
French revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on france and Europe. -
French Revolution
The guillotine was a machine used for beheading people, because it was considered a humane way og killing people.King Louis XVI and his wife were both executed on the guillotine for the debt of France. -
Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean Bonaparte was a young and popular, and a very successful general. Only Britian and Russia never surrendered to Napolean.
