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Oct 5, 1096
Crusades are fought
Holy war between the Christians and the muslims. THey fought over the holy land. THe only good thing was the trade. -
Oct 6, 1300
Renaissance begins
When the Renaissance started, Italy was divided up into a number of powerful city-states. The Renaissace or "rebirth" started in Italy shortly after. -
Oct 6, 1335
Johannes Gutenberg- Printing press
Johannes was the first european to use the printing press. The printing press was build aroound traditional screw press. -
Oct 5, 1337
Hundred years war begins
The hundred years war was a long struggle between England and France. It lasted from 1337 to 1453. There were many battles. -
Oct 5, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
The Black Death is a disease that started in Asia, and spread through out Europe, France, England, and ect. It was killing off mililions of people. It spread by fleas, and rats. -
Oct 6, 1368
Ming Dynasty in China
The ming Dynasty in hina was found by General Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368. The ming Dynasty was the first native dynasty that ruled over whole of China. -
Oct 6, 1405
Vogages of Zheng He
Zheng He was one of the best known of the Yongle emperor's diplomatic agents. Zheng He went on many trips. He also again visited some countries. -
Oct 5, 1451
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Joan of Arch was a teenage girl. She lead the French army during the 100 years war. She had a very violent temper. She was burnt for witch craft. Well, not techniqly witch craft, but something along the lines of that. -
Oct 6, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constaninople
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army, under the command Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453. This conquest Ottomans became an Empire and one of the most powerful empires at that. -
Oct 6, 1492
Jews, gypsies & moors expelled from Spain.
On March 31, 1492 the Edict of Expulsion was proclaimed by Isabel and Ferdinand. The numbers are disputed but it is claimed that of the 230,000 Spanish Jews 50,000 were baptised. -
Oct 6, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbus has been looking for a new trade for Asia. He wanted to lead his own expedition. He discovered different lands. -
Oct 7, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
Poruguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first European to reach India by the Atlantic Ocean. He sailed from Lisbon Portual in July. -
Oct 7, 1500
Slave trade across the Atlantic
North America, Europe, Aftrica, Brazil, and the Caribbean traded. 12 million Africans were forced into the trade as slaves. -
Oct 7, 1501
Safavid Empire
Safavid Empire was one of the most singnificant ruling dynasties of Persia. After the fall of the sasanian empire. Following the muslim conquest of Persia in the 17 century. -
Oct 7, 1502
Naming of the new world
A man named Amerigo was sailing looking for new land. He came across America, and named it after himself. America. He changed it into a girls name though. -
Oct 7, 1503
Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half length portrait of a woman painted by Da Vinci. he painted it in 1503. To this day the painting is very famous. -
Oct 5, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
He painted the cieling of the Chapel. It was a big colorful painting. He was painting it for Pope Julius. Every once and a while Pope J would walk up to the little landing that Michealangelo was standing on, and he would look at the painting. It took him 23 months to paint it. -
Oct 6, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses
In 1517 Luther penned a docuent attacking the Catholic Church's corrupt practive of selling indulences to absolve sins. It stated two beliefs. That the Bible is the religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith. -
Oct 7, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
This trip lasted 3 years, and claimed the lives of hundreds of people. It changed Europes understanding of world geography. -
Oct 7, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
Mughal Empire was founded by Babur a central Asion rules. He established himself in Kabul, and then pushed steadily southward into India. -
Oct 7, 1534
Henry VIII founds Anglicon Church
After the pope declined to divorce King Henry VIII and his wife. King Henry kicked the pope out of the church, and he then created the Anglican Church. -
Oct 7, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
the Heliocentric Theory is a book about the Universe. It is about the ptolematic system, and how the planets move. It was written in 1543. -
Oct 7, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1503 in Trento Bologna, Northern Italy. It was one of the churchs most important counsils. -
Oct 7, 1556
Philip II rules Spain
Philip II became king of spain in January 1556. He governed Spain in the golden age. He is a traditional spanish man. Phiplip was married 4 times. He thought that God appointed him as king. -
Oct 7, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England.
Elizabeth became queen after her sister Mary(Bloody Mary) died, and her brother died. King Henry VII is her father. She changed the churches back to Protastant. -
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment is also called the age of reason. The enlightenment produced many books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions. -
Jamestown colony in Virgina founded
On december 6 1606 the journey to Virginia began on 3 ships. The Susan Constant, The Godspeed, and the Discovery. In 1607, 104 english men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. They picked Jamestown. -
Louis XIV becomes king of France.
Louis is also known as the sun king. He transformed a monarchy ushered in a golden age of art, and literature. While he was king many wars weakened France. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
It was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Monchuria. It ruled from 1644-1912 in the late siteenth century. -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
He wrote the book while he was in Paris. Levigthan ranks as high as an essential western treatise on statecraft, on par with machiavelli's 'the prince'. -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
Helped organize armed forces after the outbreak of the civil war in 1642. He served as deputy commander. After the death of Charles I, Cromwell served in the RUmp Parliament. -
Peter I becomes Czar
Peter had many siblings. They all ruled the throne at some point until all of them died. Peter was the only one to live. He started ruling alone in 1696. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
Catherine, or Catherine the Great was empress of Russia. She led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe. Soon after the great ruled. -
U.S constitution is ratified
On September 25, 1789 the first congress of the U.S adopted 12 amendments the U.S constitution -Bill of Rights- and sent them to the states for radification. Ten were ratified. The constitution is the oldest paper ever. -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideas. Ideas on concepts of popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights. -
Reign of Terror begins
Reign of terror was a period of violence that occured after the onset of the French Revolution. It was a conflict between two rivals. The battle broke out. The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands with 16,594 executed. -
Napolean becomes Emperor
He was one of the greatest military strategists in history. He established the Napoleonic code a new system of French Law, In 1804 he established the French empre. -
Napoleon defeated Waterloo
Napoleon fought many wars, many battles. He lost several times until the battle in Belgium. His army killed 2,500 men and wounded 9,000. -
Tokugawa shogunate ends
Lasted from 1603 to 1867 would be the final era of traditional Japanese government. 250 years of peace and prosperity in Japan. -
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
High in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the built a dazzling empire that governed a population of 12 million people. The people killed their own emporer.
