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Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims over control of the holy land.They fought in the time of Medieval England against the Muslims of the Middle East. In 1076, the muslims had captured Jerusalem- the most holy of holy places of Christians. There was nine crusades in all. In an estimate there was 1.7 million people dead total. -
1111
Fall Of Constantinople
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1111
Lord George Macartney Expelled
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Period: 1111 to 1111
Opium War
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1337
100 Years Of War Begin
The 100 years war was a long struggle between England and France. King Edward III of England claimed that he was rightful king of France. This began the long battle between the two countries. The war stopped for a long period during the Black Death of the Bubonic plague. Feudal lands to a national state. -
1347
Black Death Begins In Europe
The black death arrived to Europe by sea in October. 12 Genoses trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea. The Black Death spreaded to Western Europe by infected fleas carried on rats. The Black Death came from China. The plague was an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. -
1350
Renaissance Begins
The renaissance is one of the most interesting and disputed periods of European story. The renaissance began in Italy about 1350 and in the rest of Europe after 1450 and that it lasted until about 1620. In the Middle Ages the renaissance were significant. The renaissance was a time of great beauty and art. It was also a time of creativity , imagination and curiosity. -
1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Joan was born in 1412, the daughter of a tenant farmer at Domremy, on the boarders of the duchies of Bar and Lorraine. She was national heroine of France, at the age 18 she led the French army to victory over the English. On September 8, the king and Joan attacked Paris. Joan death is by smoke inhalation. The reason of her death is that she had three major indictments made against her. Joan was dead at the age of 19 years old on May 30th, 1431. -
1440
Johannes Gutenbergs Printing Press
Fist thing he printed was the "Fourty-Two-Line" bible. Johannes is a German inventor. The printing press was just wood and metal nothing unique.The printing press remained standard until the 20th century.Many newer printing technologies were developed based on Gutenbergs printing machine. -
Nov 1, 1478
Start of the Spanish Inguistion
The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic church whose aim was to combat heresy. The term medieval inquisition covers there courts up to mid-15th century. Muslim converts to catholicism, called moriscos, were targeted for the same reason as jewish converts. The Spanish inquisition, which begins under ferdinard and isabella, doesn't end until the 19th century, -
1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World.
Christopher actually landed in south america when he entered the new world. The explorer Christopher columbus made four trips across the atlantic ocean from Spain. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the americas. -
Period: 1492 to 1111
Columbian Exchange
Before the Columbian Exchange the Old World hadn't seen a tomato. Old World animals expanded the food supply in the New World. Horses changed the lifestyles of many Native Americans tribes. Many Native American tribes were wiped out due to the Columbian Exchange. Smallpox Epidemics in the New World were more deadly than Black Death. -
1503
Mona Lisa Completed
The painting was made by a Italian renaissance Leonardo Da Vinci. It took 4 years to make the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa how been stolen off the wall 100 years ago. Vincenzo Peruggia was the man who stole the Mona Lisa. This painting is located in the Louvre. -
Period: 1508 to 1512
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
A cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The sistine chapel is now used for a museum. The massive painting of the sistine chapel is on the ceiling. Cappella Sistina in Italian is what the sistine chapel was named after. The sistine chapel is located in the Apostolic Palace. -
1513
"The Prince"
The Prince is an extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power. It includes 26 chapters. The prince is 1 hour and 33 minutes. The book was written in 1513 but only published after his death. The prince by Machiavelli which lays out advice to rulers how to govern their subjects. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 theses
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1521
Cortez conquers the aztecs
A landmark victory for the european settlers.A huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. Cortes defeated the aztecs with his coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors. Claimed Mexico of Spain. He first set sail to the New World at the age of 19. -
Period: 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth Reign
The queen died in her sleep at the Royal lodge, windsor Great Park, with her surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. She had been Queen for 91 years. -
Period: 1534 to 1549
Counter Reformation
The period of Catholic resurgence initiated in respond to the Protestant reformation. This included such things as the council of Trent to respond to the ideas of the reformers and affirm the catholic faith. The counter reformation proved to the outside world that the Catholic Church has recognised its past failings and was willing to reform itself rather than blind itself to its fault. 8. The jesuits order played an important role in the counter reformation and eventually succeeded. -
William Shakespeare's Death
He died on his 52nd birthday. The cause of his death is a mystery. By the spring of 1616, shakespeare fell ill with some kind of illness. He was buried in holy trinity church in stratford, the same place he was baptized.His death was known of the THE GREAT BARD OF STRATFORD.
