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Apr 13, 1492
columbus sails too the americas
Columbus led his three ships which were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. He wanted to sail west until he reached Asia to get the gold, pearls and spice. -
Apr 13, 1500
scientific revolution
a major change in european thought -
Apr 13, 1521
cortez conquers the aztecs
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521 was a victory for the European. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a battle between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. -
Apr 13, 1549
copernicus presents the heliocentric are
the heliocentric theory is the idea that the planets revolve around the center -
english settles in jamestown
Jamestown was the area the english settled. it was name for king james I. -
enlightenment
an 18th century european movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of today. -
geocentric theory introduced
in the middle ages, earth centered view of the universe in which scholars belived that the earth wa an immovable object -
louis XIV of france begins his reigns
during Louis's reign France was the leading European power and fought three major wars -
petter the great of russia begins his reign
he travelled to Europe in 1697–98 to study new developments in technology -
glorious revoulution in england
king james 2nd of england was overthrown by a union of english men -
tennis court oath
the tennis court oath was an event during the first days of the french revolution. -
sans culotte
In the French Revolution, the sans-culottes were the radical partisans of the lower classes, typically urban laborers. -
french revolution begins
the french tryed to overthrow the king with a revolt. -
napolean conuquers most of europe
napolean begins to conquer europe and then is crowned king -
guillotine is inroduced
this was used to decapitate anyone who had commited a serious crime.
