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Period: 1095 to 1291
The Crusades
The Crusade was religious wars of the Latin church and the medieval period. They were trying to get back Jerusalem back from the Islams.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades#:~:text=The%20Crusades%20were%20a%20series,surrounding%20area%20from%20Islamic%20rule. -
1099
Siege of Jereusalem
The decisive event of the first crusade. After surrounding them they were all good and they were able to breach the city and then they got in by forcing themselves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE) -
Jun 1, 1147
Siege of Lisbon
Lisbon was getting controlled by the Portuguese at that time and it expelled their moorish overloads Lisbon roughly only had 60,000 families living there.
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Period: 1340 to
The Renaissance
A period in European civilization that was marked by Classical learning and wisdom. They had new political ideas and new religions that they made during that time period.
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Period: 1346 to 1353
The Black Death
One of the worst pandemics in Europe that wiped 25 million people. The forms of the plague was fever, headaches, swollen, and painful buboes.
https://www.cdc.gov/plague/symptoms/index.html#:~:text=Forms%20of%20plague.,bite%20of%20an%20infected%20flea. -
Period: 1400 to 1495
Early Renaissance
It dominated the Italian art in Europe. Most of the Early Renaissance artist were very influenced by the human philosophy.
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Period: 1400 to
Age of exploration
it was a time period where many Europe nations were trying to find more land and better route. it began in 1400s and ended in 1600s and they discovered routes to india.
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1427
Aztecs
It was a group of millions of people that were establish in Mexico pretty much at that time. It was pretty good for them because they had plenty land and things to do. Herman Cortes was responsible for the Aztecs fall because he pretty much kidnapped Montezuma II.
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1434
The Rise of Rome and the de Medici family
The Medici are called the " Godfathers of the Renaissance" because they laid their groundwork for the cultural prosperity in Florence Italy. The were one of the most powerful groups because they made a new banking system.
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1436
Printing press
This made it more easier to make books because instead of copying them by hand you could just use this and it would copy. It was pretty much doing the work by putting pressure on the ink.
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1438
The Inca
Ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile. There is still some Incas in South America because of there family.
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1445
GutenBurg Bible
This Bible was pretty much the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament in Latin. It was mainly the work of St Jerome who began in 380 AD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible -
1485
The birth of venus
this painting was by Sandro Botticelli and it's about he goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth. When she had emerged from the sea fully grown. It shows godness of love and beauty.
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Colmubus
He actually tried to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia but he couldn't find one. And instead he stumbled into the Americas. He didn't really discover it but they didn't know so they called it the "New World" and Millions of people already lived there. https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus -
Period: 1495 to 1527
high Renaissance
The high renaissance included very famous people like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Raphael. All of them were artist of that period and one of the most influences painting were the " The Last Supper"
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1503
The Mona Lisa
One of the most known paintings and it was considered a masterpiece in the Renaissance. It has been one of the most visited and the most written painting.
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1511
The creation of Adam
It was made by Michelangelo and the purpose of it was to illustrate God giving Adam life on Earth. So it's pretty much about God giving human life on this earth for the first time.
https://blog.singulart.com/en/2020/04/15/the-creation-of-adam-c-1508-1512-michaelangelos-astounding-piece/#:~:text=The%20Creation%20of%20Adam%20is%20a%20fresco%20painted%20by%20Michelangelo,Chapel%20in%20the%20Vatican%20City. -
1514
Copernicus theory
Copernicus was an astronomer in the Renaissance period. He was the one that made a model of the universe saying that the sun was in the center of the solar system instead of Earth.
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Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
Wide spread religious and social upheaval of the 16th century in Europe that broke the Church. https://www.worldhistory.org/Protestant_Reformation/ -
Oct 31, 1517
Politics and the reformation
The reformation had to be political because the churches had political power and authority over the secular rulers. The church not only claimed power in theory but strove to practice it and penetrated every aspect of life with its regulations.
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Nov 8, 1519
Herman Cortes has control over the Atecs
He was actually the one that made the Aztec empire fall. He did it in a smart way because he knew that they were out numbered so they would lose. He made Montezuma get killed by his own people which is terrible. Herman supposedly died from Pleurisy.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes -
1526
The English Bible
William Tyndale’s Bible was the first English language Bible to appear in print. It was shocking because The English Church was governed/ controlled by Rome.
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Period: 1527 to
late Renaissance
The Late renaissance gave Europe some of the grandest sonorous music composed with multiple choirs and singers and strings and brass.
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Period: 1543 to
The Scientific revoution
It was new view of Nature and Instead of just using the Bible for everything, we started to think for ourselves and then that's when many "scientist" started studying.
https://www.britannica.com/science/Scientific-Revolution -
Jan 15, 1549
Book of common prayer
It was the first English Book of Common Prayer and it was published in 1549 by King Edward VI of England. This book was the very first prayer book to have forms of daily and Sunday worship in English.
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/book-of-common-prayer#:~:text=In%20September%201548%20a%20committee,and%20published%20later%20that%20year. -
1556
Phillip II
Phillip II became King of Spain After Charles V died. Phillip II ruled from 1556- 1598. He was actually the King of Spain and Portugal.
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Nov 17, 1558
Elizebeth becomes Queen of England
She became Queen in 1558 because Henry VIII died. She ruled for a pretty long time it was like 50 years something near that. She stopped ruling in 1603.
https://www.royal.uk/elizabeth-i#:~:text=1558%2D1603),-Elizabeth%20I%20%2D%20the -
May 20, 1570
first modern atlas is published
Abraham Ortelius created it, a dutch cartographer. It was a map of the Earth and it was about 8 sheets of paper. This map wasn't that accurate because they didn't have anything else so he used his imagination or what he already knew.
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Jun 9, 1572
Death of Catherine de Medici
People called her the "Queen Mother of France". She was Henry II wife and she had like ten sons and 3 of them ruled France for a little while. She supposedly died by getting poisoned by Huguenot.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-de-Medici -
Aug 25, 1580
Phillip II takes over Portugal
The king of Portugal died without an heir and Phillip II took over, gaining territory in Africa, India, and America. It was controlling two places at once Spain and Portugal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_succession_crisis_of_1580#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20Philip%20II%20of%20Spain,during%20the%20Dutch%E2%80%93Portuguese%20War. -
The compass
It was invented by the Chinese but it wasn't the best because it still needed some work. It showed north, south, east, and west so it helped people where to go.
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The barometer
It was used to measure air pressure in certain environment. Many measurements of air pressure are used within surface weather analysis.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/barometer