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Period: 1434 to 1434
Prince Henry
Prince Henry was the prince of Portugal, and began to import slaves across the sea. He also advanced the skills of the Portuguese and the trade -
1450
Advancement in Maritime Technology
Technology, such as new sails, rudders, and compasses, have been developed and invented. As a result, there was rapid growth and more free trade between nations. This helped spread new technologies such as gunoweder across oceans. -
Period: 1450 to
Maritime Empires
Maritime empires were more independent and auto-sufficient relative to other land empires. Besides these empires (and the consequence of their establishment), other large land empires existed (most importantly the Muslim Mogul and Ottoman empires).The Dutch managed to establish roads everywhere. There was also a new distribution of commodities everywhere. Europeans eventually replaced American social constructs and walls. Spanish pushed foreign immigrants to study their history and language. -
Period: 1450 to
State Power
There were political conflicts in France. The urban uprising in Russia and the peasants rebelled. Hindu organizations were battling Mughals by undermining the kingdom. The Jews had been persecuted and had fled to the Ottomans. Tensions prevailed with the three Islamic powers, and the last nobles in Europe were strong, but the kinsmen wanted them out of control. -
1492
Columbus Voyage- The Discovery of America
Columbus has established America and expanded trading ties between Europe and America. This contributed to the trade of Colombia as well. -
Period: 1492 to 1492
Columbian Exchange
Columbian Trade has introduced drugs, medicine, traditions and many other items from the old world. Modern livestock improved labour efficiency. The Africans carried the slaves, the maize and the okra. Cash crops became common, and the slave trade created diaspora. -
Period: 1502 to
Rise of the Safavid Empire
The Safavid Empire was one of the strongest Persian states to reign since the Islamic invasion of Persia. They encouraged trade and proclaimed Iran a Shi'ite state. -
Period: 1519 to 1519
Martin Luther
Martin Luther objected to the teaching of indulgences, such as giving money. As a result, he invited the preachers to address the doctrine of indulgences. This finally led to the Protestant Reformation in 1519 and the rise of Lutheranism. -
Period: 1526 to
Rise of the Mughal Dynasty
The Mughal Dynasty was ruled by the heirs of Genghis Khan. Much of India was ruled in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. -
Period: to
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate has characterized modern Japanese history by centralizing the strength of the nation's government and uniting the citizens. ... Tokugawa Ieyasu accomplished the mission in 1603 and founded the Tokugawa Shogunate, which would rule in the name of the emperor until 1868. -
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty rose to power in 1644. The Qing Dynasty succeeded the Ming Dynasty as the Manchus invaded and occupied China. Like the Ming kings, the Manchus allowed some trade. They cut international contacts and sought to limit foreign involvement in China. -
Period: to
Peter the Great
Peter the Great is commonly credited with taking Russia into the new period. During his time as Czar, from 1682 until his death in 1725, he carried out a number of reforms, including a revision of the Russian calendar and alphabet and a decline of the sovereignty of the Orthodox Church. Peter the Great made substantial improvements to the growth of Russia and increasing the strength of the kingdom. He is also well known for his attempts to transform Russia away from its Asian cultural links. -
Russian Empire Exponentially Expanding
The Russian Empire was the world's greatest empire in history. It grew quickly and had become one of the main powers in Europe. Russia had acquired much more ground, built a large army, and modernized the economy.
