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The beginning of the Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. -
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Michelangelo is one of the artist of the Renaissance
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
Columbus led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. His objective was to head west until he got to Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spices awaited. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Thesis
Martin Luther posts the 95 Thesis on the door of the church at Wittenburg. This starts the Protestant Reformation. -
The Creation of Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes (French: édit de Nantes), signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in the nation, which was still considered essentially Catholic at the time. -
The English Civil War
The English Civil war was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalist. Over, principally, the manner of England's government. -
Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state. -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange. -
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg and makes it Russia's capital.It becomes there window of the West and helps westernize them. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. -
The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a meeting of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich. They held it in Vienna from November 1814 to June 1815, though the delegates. -
The Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War and the Second Opium War. -
Mathew Perry opens Japan to trade
Commodore Mathew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay. He was seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.
