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Jan 1, 1299
Ottaman Empire
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Period: Feb 13, 1299 to
Ottoman Empire
Had a good monarchy and trading center which was the capital; Constantinople.
Ended when it monarchy went out of power
Started because of conquerored territory Constantinople by Mehmed II
Ruled for over six centuries and was considered one of the biggest empires' -
Jan 1, 1340
Songhai Empire
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Period: Nov 13, 1340 to
Songhai Empire
Located in Western Africa by Muslim. They had lots of trade, upper class were educated and lower class worked to keep up the empire. Also had Sunni Ali one of the best Muslim leaders alive
Was one of the best and long lasting Muslim empires -
Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal 1434
Sent by the Pope to travel along the African coast
Responsible for early exploration and maritime trade -
Jan 1, 1434
Prince Henry the Navigator
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Aug 8, 1444
Beginning of Portuguese slave trade
The Portuguese sailing there ships to the coast of Africa in search of gold. Gathering about 81,000 slaves to many markets to be put to work and starting the era of European slave trading. Slaves were sold to produce agriculture incretion on plantation. Introduced Spain, the Americas, and England into slave trading. The need for workers in the New Wold. Led to the African diasporia and Rastafari movement -
Period: Nov 13, 1444 to Sep 13, 1446
1st Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
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Period: Feb 13, 1451 to Nov 13, 1481
2nd Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
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May 29, 1453
Reign of Mehmed the Conqueror
Ended the Byzantine Empire and conquerored Constantinople under several weeks of attacsking it.
Ottamans took over exspanding there territory.
Making a impact on the Reinassance, causing explorations in the West and new thinking on religion
When conqeroring Constantinople he blocked out outside states or countrys from trading so that the Ottamans were in control;dominating other nations -
Jan 1, 1464
Sunni Ali
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Period: Nov 13, 1464 to Nov 13, 1492
Reign of Sunni Ali
First ruler of the Songhai empire he was
Made its empire bigger then the Mali empire exspanded its territory over west Africa -
Jan 1, 1466
Moctezuma
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Period: Nov 13, 1466 to Jun 29, 1520
Moctezma
Spain A ztec Emperor who greeted Cortes and called him a god
Was made a slave and kllled when Spanish conquerored Mexico -
Jan 1, 1483
Martin Luther
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Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther
Created the 95 Thesis and put it on the Roman Catholic Church questioning there authority
The making of his new teachings and the followers were Lutheran's -
Jan 1, 1488
Dias' voyage into Indian Ocean
King John II of Portugual had him sail the southern tip of Africa to find a new way to India
Dias is not successful and Europe starts trading with India and Asia
Was chosen because he was a sea master and knight also discovered Cape of Good Hope -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' 1st voyage
Needed to find a faster route to Asia and told by monarchs to
The discovery of the Americas and started the exploration thinkings in the East amd West and urbanizaion process -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbian Exchange
Transfer of plants, livestock, and diseases between the New and Old World.
Population growth occurred because of agriculture increase in New World
Columbus' discovery of America basically caused the exchanges between other countries with America and since Columbus discovered it they named the trade after him -
Period: Nov 13, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
Iranian Empire who made Shi'ite Islam there official religion and siad they were relatives or descendants of Muhammad.
They unified having a common religion and language
Started in an urbanizied town then became one of the best ruling empire' in Iran and Persian
Fell of because of constant outbrask from outside invaders such as the Ottamans and Monguls, had no navy, and lack of money also politcal fragmentation -
Jan 1, 1506
John Calvin
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Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564
John Calvin
During the Protestant Reformation people did not like Catholicism or Christianity so Calvin questioned the church
Developed a Christian theology called Calvinism which was named after him since he lad the teachings and believed in predestination -
Period: Apr 21, 1519 to Aug 13, 1521
Spanish conquest of Mexico
In inspite of gaining a bigger area Cotez went to Mexico
The Aztecs thought that Hernan was there god and crowned him king then Cortez betrayed the Aztecs,defeated them in battle, then conquerored them. -
Jan 1, 1520
Suleiman the Magnificent
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Period: Sep 22, 1520 to Sep 5, 1566
Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
Was the leader of the Ottaman empire for a while maintaining the empire
Chaninging the law code or rules and making them better
Influnced by Alexander the Great to conqueror and made the Ottamans one of the most poweful empires in the world -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire
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Period: Apr 21, 1526 to
Mughal Dynasty
Was ruled by Muslims who were descendants of Mongols and obtained lots of territort by conqueroring and over powering people also using smart tactics
Declined because of not certain religon and overpopulating -
Period: Dec 13, 1545 to Dec 4, 1563
Council of Trent
Martin Luther rebelling and popularity of the new Protestant religon Luther had started.
The Roman Catholic trying to make their ways more appealing and get more convertors so that they could stop the increasing population of the Protestant religon -
Jan 1, 1556
Abkar
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Period: Nov 13, 1556 to
Reign of Akbar
Took over at 13 after his father's death and made the Mughal empire possible
Had a high positive influence on art and culture
Expanded the Mughal empire through India and farther, increased the political and economic systems, as well as introduce sati -
Jan 1, 1564
Galileo Galilei
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Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Important astronomer from the Scientific Revolution who discovered that the Earth rotated around the sun
Advancements to the telescope and new findings of the solar system -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Japan's fedual regime were the ruler was a politcal and military leader
Made japan's rule last longer and maintain balance in the empire -
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Thirty Years' War
Political affairs and Protestant and Catholics caused war so bascially it was the government versus the church
Effects were population decrease and declining economy within Europe
Was the longest continuous battle in history
Decline of feudalism and rise of Sweden -
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John Locke
Believed humans were entitle to natural rights all had there own inividual freedoms
Ideas led to Enlightenment and the American Democracy which were very important events in the US -
John Locke
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Qing Dynasty/Manchus Empire
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Qing Dynasty
Manchus people conquerored China and made their territory name the Qing
Declined after internal rebellions, decentralization, agricultural problems, and economy issues -
Period: to
Manchus Empire
There poeple conqerored China naed there territort the Qing Dynasty
There empeeor settled down in a town in China and wanted to greater his territory
Manch people were seen as outsiders; they were foreigners to the Chinese and were considered as tourist -
Safavid Empire
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Peter the Great
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Peter the Great
Helped modernize Russia and wanted to be in power
Built Russia's first navy base which was good at first in battle against the Ottamans but end up being one of the best in the long run -
England’s Glorious Revolution
King Charles the II died and his brother James came to power, who changed all actions and laws of the Parliment, because he thought they were prejudice against Catholics. The uprising started cause of James huge army in London, which the Parliment thought was a sign of aggression and King James having a son; so the Parliment knew he was going to be the next heir to the and didnt want them to keep Catholic ways. The signing of the Bill of Rights which made the monarch constitutional. -
Russian Empire
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Period: to
Russian Empire
Being ruled by a monarchy then changing to democracy and having all the characteristics of a long lasting empire
Lasting and being so successful for so many years
