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1487
Bartholomeu Dias
This man rounded the tip of Africa and ended up naming it Cape of Storms.During the voyage and exploration period people were very curious about what was in the world and everyone wanted to travel. -
Oct 12, 1492
3 ships (Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria)
During this time San Salvador’s island landed on believed they were at East Indies. They were on the west, the Indians term was given to the natives. Also at this time period people knew of the old world and the new world which new was potatoes, corn, turkey, gold and silver. Old world was wheat, horses, guns, and the small pox. -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The treaty of Tordesilla was when land was discovered in Europe and it was divided into territory and made into the “New World.” This was a by Spain and Portugal. There was also new Spain in in the Spanish empire for the new world and they were anted to exploit wealth. -
1498
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco was one of the many explorers. Vasco was the first European to reach India. Admiral of the Indian Ocean with huge profits from the spices which were 60 times the cost of voyage. -
1520
Paracelsus
Paracelsus was known for his chemical changed to make medicine. He was very brave when trying to make medicine. People knew him for taking risks with his experiments. “ I pleased no one except the sick whom i healed.” During that time there weren’t that much tools and medicine to be used so his inventions really helped peoples lives. -
1543
Nicolaus copernicus
This man had a theory that the sun was the center of the universe. He thought that the earth turned on an axis. “ Whole of human knowledge would become uncertain.” This helped them know how the earth worked a little bit and what earth was doing. -
1546
Tycho B
Tycho was the first ever true astronomer who proved Copernicus theory. He observed the heavens. “ Castle of theHeavens.” He would measure and picture the stars with the telescope. -
Telescope
Zachary us Jansen was an eyeglass maker who made the first telescope where you would be able to zoom in 10x far. This helped people see closer to things that were hard for the naked eye to be able to see. -
French Revolution
French Revolution was a time when French citizens would redesign their country’s landscape. This connects to industrial revolution because there were a lot of wars and fighting to make things right but not everyone agreed. -
Economic crisis
During this time there was unemployment. There were many cause of revolution. One was inflation of 60% and food shortage of bread. Another unfair thing that was happening was tax reform by 3 estates. There were many unfair things happening that no one could really do much about. -
National Assembly
This time people gathered together and write the constitution. This connects to industrial revolution because during the first stages of French Revolution this was formed by 3rd estates. -
Tennis court oath
A member of the French third estate took the tennis court oath, he swore to “ not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established”. This was a time that was important and that changed people -
March on Versailles
6,000 women marched to palace, there were high food prices. “ Let them eat cake!” This connects to the Revolution because Marie Antoinette was fore king back to Paris. -
Louis XVI tried to escape
At this time Louis powers were hoped to be restored. Louis was still allowed to remain king after attempt. -
Reign of terror
This was a time of terror and bloodshed. This event was relevant because it was led by Robes Piene with a 12 men dictatorship. -
Emperor Napoleon I
At this time the emperor Napoleon took the crown from Pope Prius VII. This relates to industrial revolution because he became the grand emperor of Napoleon. -
Napoleon Wars
There was a grand army the Napoleon army with 600,000 standing soldiers. During the revolution there were multiple wars going on led by the U.K. -
Battle of Austerlitz
In this war Nap smashed he 3rd Coalition army and outflanked Australia-Russian army. 30,000 people were killed. This battle was Napoleons greatest victory especially with the smart idea of a way to win. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The battle of trafalgar was Adm. horatio Nelson. In this was they beat the French and the Spanish fleet. This battle included a lot of ships and during this time if people weren’t fighting physically they would use ships for war. -
Invasion of Russia
In the invasion of Russia there were 600,000 strong men. The French emperor crossed the river invading Russia, Russia didn’t want to obey the Napoleon making Russia loose Moreno than 200,000 men.
