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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry the navigator is born
created the school of navigation -
Period: Mar 4, 1394 to
time of exploration
discovered new continents and areas -
Jul 17, 1402
yonglo becomes ming emperor
rebuilt and opened the grand canal -
Jan 1, 1405
zheng he captains his first voyage
found important land -
Jan 1, 1409
donatello creates the statue "David"
the first male nude statue. changed the whole sculpting limits -
Period: Jan 1, 1409 to
renaissance
a cultural movement with lots of arts and crafts. (like kindergarten) -
Jan 1, 1440
Johan Gutenberg invents the printing press
sped up the book copying process. made the cost of books less -
May 29, 1453
fall of constinople to the turks
Marked the end of the Byzantine and Roman empire. the empire lasted for 1,100 years -
Oct 19, 1453
hundred years war ends
long struggle between france and england over succesion over the french throne. actually lasted 116 years. -
Mar 12, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
opened up a sea route to india and the east -
Sep 23, 1491
nicolaus copernicus begins studying the stars
discovered that earth is not the center of the universe -
Jan 2, 1492
ferdinand and isabella end war with muslims
married which created the union -
Oct 12, 1492
christopher columbus spots land
helps find a new continent -
Jun 7, 1494
treaty of tordesillas
ended war between spain and portugal -
Jan 1, 1498
amerigo vespucci charts new world coast
helped to create the first world map and discovered a new continet -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama lands in India
opened up spice trade -
Jan 1, 1503
leonardo starts the mona lisa
the day leonardo started his most famous piece of art but never finishes it and shows so much realistic. some people dont even know if it was a real person he painted. -
Jan 1, 1508
michelangelo paints the ceiling of the sistine chapel
the pope has michelangelo paint the roman church. was a really detailed painting, -
Jan 1, 1510
donatello paints school of athens
depicts such prominent scholars and philosophers. celebrated painting -
Jan 1, 1513
machiavelli writes the prince
its relatively short but is the most remembered. gives partial advice on how to rule -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 thesis
he posts a script of things he found wrong with the church -
Jul 1, 1519
H. cortez lands on mexican coast
claimed mexico for the spanish. married a native woman. -
Aug 25, 1530
21)ivan the terrible is born
came to the thrown at only three years old. organized a police force who'd hunt down and murder anyone considered a traitor -
Nov 16, 1532
F. Pizzaro meets atahualpa
surprise attacked him and forced the incans to become christian -
Apr 20, 1534
Jacques cartier claims land in canada
got lots of fur to trade from canada -
Aug 15, 1534
ignatius of loyola founds the jesuit order
the society of jesus. religious order of priests and brothers in the catholic church -
May 19, 1536
anne boleyn is executed
was executed when King henry accused her of cheating on him. birthed elizabeth I -
Oct 12, 1537
edward vi is born
was king of england and ireland. was the only boy of henry. -
Jul 1, 1553
mary 1 becomes queen
was queen of england and ireland.got the nickname bloody mary because of her executions. -
Jan 1, 1555
21) Philip II inherited Spain
inherited spain the spanish netherlands and the american colonies. -
Sep 25, 1555
21)charles agreed to The Peace of Augsburg
allowed german princes to choose the religion for their territory -
Nov 17, 1558
elizabeth i becomes queen
was the virigin queen. supporter of the protestant church. -
Kepler proves copernicus and brahe
proved that the earth revolved around the sun -
21)oliver cromwell is born`
ended the english civil war -
english east india company is founded
accounted for half of the worlds trade -
dutch east company is founded
established trade with asia -
Henry Hudson is last seen
was a great explorer and just dissapeared -
william shakespear dies
An english poet, playwrighter and actor. was a good poet and had good writings -
21)30 years war begins
a conflict over religion, territory, and for power among european ruling families -
21)Jean Baptiste Colbert is born
tried to keep all of frances money in france by making france self sufficient -
Charles 1 takes the throne
brought the petiotion of right into existence -
galieleo publishes his many findings
compared the the copernican system with the traditional ptolemaic system -
21)louis XIV was born
was the strongest king of his time -
thomas hobbes outlines soical contract in leviathan
helped people see the social contract -
21)Rembrandt van Rijn paints The Syndics
created a new way of painting with individuality of each person by capturing facial expression and posture. -
new netherlands becomes new york
named after the conquerer -
peter the great is born
one of russias greatest reformers -
21)habeas corpus is passed
gave slaves a chance to be free -
La salle claims mississippi river for spain
was able to trade with the mississippi river -
isaac newton published his laws of gravity
showed people how gravity works -
21)frederick the great was born
followed his fathers military policies when he came to power -
21)war of spanish succesion ended
took lots of money and lives -
21)maria theresa was born
faced years of war. main enemy was prussia -
voltaire is exiled to england
created plays for england -
seven years war begins
had most of the great and powerful armies -
21)peter westenizes russia
introduced potatoes, russias newspaper, raised womens status, and ordered nobles to give up their traditional clothes. -
mary wollstone craft is born
helped give women rights -
cesare baccaria writes aggainst torture
helped make the punishments more equal instead of just killing everyone who commited a crime. -
joseph priestley seperates oxygen from the air
created new boundrys for science -
declaration of independence is signed
gave every one independence -
first slave revolt in huspaniola
only a few revolted but a lot were killed. later lead on to more slave revolts
