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Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Henry the Navigator
Portuguese Empire. Responsible for maritime trade with other countries. -
Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Discovered the Americas. -
Period: Apr 18, 1460 to Dec 24, 1524
Vasco da Gama
Porteguese explorer. One of the most successful during the Age of Discovery... First to sail directly from Europe to India.. Was Governer of Porteguese India for a short while. -
Period: Apr 18, 1471 to Jun 26, 1541
Francisco Pizarro
A Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire and founded the modern day capital of Peru, Lima. -
Period: Apr 18, 1480 to Apr 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
A Porteguese explorer whose expedition completeled the first expedition around the world (though he died before it was completed). He was the first explorer to go from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, and one of the first to cross all of the meridians of the globe. -
Period: Feb 23, 1483 to Jan 5, 1531
Babur
Full name: Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur. Military adventurer from Central Asia... Rose to power in present day Afghanistan (Kabul) where he built an army and conqered nearby regions. He invaded the Lodi Afghan Empire and laid the basis for the Mughal Empire. -
Period: Apr 18, 1492 to
Columbian Exchange
The huge exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, diseases, and ideas between Old and New Worlds after the discovery of America in 1492. -
Period: Apr 18, 1500 to
Triangle Trade
A trade between West Africa, Caribbean/American colonies and European powers. Slaves produced sugar in the Americas, shipping it to Europe where rum was produced, and materials were all transported to West Africa, were it was traded for slaves, who were transported to the Americas. -
Period: Apr 18, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
One of the most significant in Iran, established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam... Shi'a Islam is the official religion of their empire. They established an efficient state based upon "checks and balances" had innovations in architecture and fine arts... -
Period: Apr 18, 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
The European movement that established Protestantism was one of the branches of Christianity.
Led by Martin Luther and John Calvin (and others...) -
Period: Apr 18, 1526 to
The Mughal Empire
At their height of power they controlled most of India, extending from Bengal to the east to Balochistan in the west, Kashmir in the norht to the Kaveri basin in the south. -
Period: Apr 18, 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
A period after the Renaissance era, sparked in Europe, where new ideas in areas like physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences overrulled the past sciences. It transitioned into the latter period- The Enlightenment. -
Period: Oct 6, 1552 to
Matteo Ricci
An Italian Jesuit priest. Founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission. He was one of the first Western scholars to master Chinese script and Classical Chinese. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
An Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. He supported Copernicanism. he was called the father of many things: modern observational astronomy, modern physics, and modern science. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
A feudal regima of Japan... Established by Tokugawa leyasu. Known as the Edo Period. (Tokyo) Ruled from Edo Castle.. Abolished during the Meiji Restoration. -
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Thirty Years' War
Fought in modern Germany, involving most European countries. Naval warfare involved as well. Largely a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics, also disputes over the internal politics and balance of pwer. -
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Qing Dynasty
Also known as the Manchu Dynasty. The last dynasty of China. Founded by the Manchu clan. Became highly integrated with Chinese culture. It declined due to weakened military power, massive rebellions, and defeat in wars. -
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Peter the Great
Ruled Russia and the Russian Empire until his death. Carried out a policy of modernization and expansion... Made Russia into a major European power. -
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The Enlightenment
An era in which reason was known as the main source of legitimacy and authority... The Age of Reason. -
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French and Indian War
A war between Great Britain and France in North America... French were allied with the Indians. -
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
He was King of France from 1774 till 1791, then King of the French from 1791-1792. During the French Revolution he was arrested, tried by the National Convention, found guilty of high treason, then executed by beheading in 1793. Only king of France to be executed. He was viewed as a symbol of tyranny. His wife was Maria Antonia (Antoinette). France disapproved of their union. -
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Catherine the Great (II)
Born on May 2, 1729. Empress of Russia after her husbands death in 1762 until her death. The Empire expanded, continued to modernize, and grew stronger than ever. Paul I succeeded her. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Military and political leader during the end of the French Revolution... Made himself Emperor of the French with a legal reform of the Napoleonic Code. He spread revolutionary ideals. -
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American Revolution
The 13 colonies in North American joined and broke free of the British Empire. First rejecting the Parliament, and a series of boycotts and revolts. -
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French Revolution
Enlightenment principles overrulled the absolute monarchy that had ruled in France for centuries in three years. The first year of the revolution started with members of the "Third Estate" and the Tennis Court Oath, assault on the Bastille, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, epic march on Versailles forced the royal court back to Paris. -
Storming of the Bastille
A symbolical task. The fortress and prison in Paris represented royal authority. The bourgeoisie stormed the fortress... Its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Adopted by the National onstituent Assembly during the Frenh Revolution. Prepared and proposed by the Marquis de Lafayette... The second and lengthier declaration of 1793 was later adopted. -
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Haitian Revolution
A conflict in the French colony of Saint Dominigue.. Resulted in the elimination of slavery and the founding of the Haitian republic. -
Congress of Vienna
Conference of ambassadors of Euopean states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. Objective- to settle the issues from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Holy Roman Empire. It resulted in the redrawing of the continent's political map, and establishing various boundaries. Concert of Europe- an attempt to forge a peaceful balance of power in Europe. A model for later organizations. -
Battle of Waterloo
Emperor Napoleon defeated here by combined armies of the Seventh Coalition. It put an end to Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French.