Important stuff

By KauffmanYKD
  • Jan 7, 1346

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    The Black Death, a huge outbreak of plauge carried by rat fleas, kills 25 million people, one-third of the population.
  • Nov 15, 1347

    The first gun appears in Europe

    The first gun appears in Europe
    The first gun appears in Europe.
  • Nov 15, 1420

    The first caravel was built

    The first caravel was built
    The first caravel was built.
  • Nov 15, 1442

    Slaves

    Slaves
    The first auction of black slaves takes place in portugal.
  • Nov 15, 1487

    Bartholomeu Dias

    Bartholomeu Dias
    Bartholomeu Dias becames the first European to reach the southern tip of Africa
  • Nov 15, 1493

    Columbus

    Columbus
    Columbus discovers that native Americans use tobacco as a medicine.
  • Nov 15, 1496

    John Cabbot

    John Cabbot
    John Cabbot sails from England and explores the North Atlantic region.
  • Nov 15, 1498

    Columbus finds America

    Columbus finds America
    Columbus finds America but believes that it's Asia.
  • Nov 15, 1500

    The Incan Empire

    The Incan Empire
    The Incan Empire extends along much of the west coast of South America.
  • Nov 15, 1506

    Columbus dies

    Columbus dies
    Columbus dies.
  • Nov 15, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Martin Luther starts the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
  • Nov 15, 1519

    The meeting

    The meeting
    Ferdinand magellan leaves Spain with five ships to find a "southwestern passage" to Asia. Hernan Cortez enters te Aztec Capital of Tenochitlan to meet with the Aztec emporer.
  • Nov 15, 1521

    The end of an empire.

    The end of an empire.
    The fall of the Aztec Empire to spanish forces. the capital of New Spain (Mexico City) Is built on the ruins of the Tenochitlan.
  • Nov 15, 1533

    Death of an emporer

    Death of an emporer
    Atahualpa, emporer of the Incas, was strangled with a garrote by the Spanish conqueror Pizzaro. Spain conquers the Inca empire which was already bein destroyed by a smallpox epidemic and civil war.

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    Jamestown in Virginia is established by the English.

  • why (part 2)

    why (part 2)
    a huge deal because it revolutionized war forever. The colonization of Jamestown started the whole colinization of the United States and that ended up creating one of the biggest super power countries in the world today. These are all very important events in history.

  • Why

    Why
    Some may argue that other events held more importance than the ones I chose but they're wrong. I chose these events for many reasons. Diseases killed off many people which is definatley a huge impact. Reaching new places like when Hernan Cortez came to the Americas were important, many people died and their empire was overthrown. The trade of slaves was very important because that started the whole slavery/racism era later on in the U.S. The first guns appearing in Europe was definatley