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Period: Jan 27, 1230 to Jan 27, 1530
Inca Empire
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Period: Jan 27, 1368 to
Neo Confucianism
The min dynasty brought back part of Confucian teaching, it was called Neo-confucianism -
Period: Jan 27, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
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Apr 5, 1394
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince of Portugal who established a obevatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Potugal's colonial empire= Age of Discovery -
Jan 26, 1450
Triangle Trade
Trade over indian ocean. Slaves going to Europe -
Period: Jan 27, 1450 to
Songhai
Major city in Africa that was a major port of the slave trade -
Jan 26, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
Taken over by Ottoman Empire -
Period: Jan 27, 1453 to
Ottoman Empire
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Jan 26, 1460
Suleyman the Great
Famous ruler in Ottoman Empire; devshirme system -
Jan 26, 1464
Sunni Ali
West African monarch who initiated the expansion of the Sudanese city states -
Jan 26, 1478
Spanish Inquisition
Institution by Fernando and Isabel of Spain to hunt out heretical or contrary opinions; subjects of persecution included Protestants, Jews, Muslims, and witches. -
Jan 24, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean -
Period: Jan 27, 1491 to Jan 27, 1556
Ignatius Loyola
Created the jesuits -
Jan 24, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Jan 26, 1493
Gutenberg
Played a major roll in creating the printing press -
Jan 24, 1497
Vasco de Gama
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Period: Jan 27, 1500 to
Aztec Empire
Held by the natives until Cortes arrived. Economically viable through the use of chinampas (floating gardens) and Tenochtitlan, a major political and social town -
Jan 26, 1508
Nicolaus Copernicus
He was instrumental in establishing the concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the sun, rather than the earth, is the center of the solar system. -
Jan 24, 1509
Vasco de Balboa
First Spanish captain to begin settlement on the mainland of Mesoamerica; eventually led to the conquest of Aztec and Inca empire -
Period: Jan 27, 1509 to Jan 27, 1564
John Calvin
Helped established Protestantism with Martin Luther -
Period: Jan 27, 1514 to Jan 27, 1514
Battle of chadiran
Battle between the Ottoman and Savafid. Determined the line between modern day iran and iraq -
Jan 25, 1517
Martin Luther
In 1517 wrote the 95 thesis which started the Protestant Reformation. He contradicted the corruption of the church -
Jan 26, 1517
Treaty of Tordesillas
Divided Spain and Portugal -
Jan 25, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
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Jan 26, 1520
Montezuma
Aztec emperor that came in contact with Europeans (Hernan Cortes) during takeover -
Jan 26, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Set sail to Mexico in 1519, in 1521 he conquered the Aztecs -
Jan 26, 1533
Atuhalpa
Inca ruler that was executed by a Spanish, ending the Inca empire -
Jan 26, 1533
Pizarro
Spaniard who killed Atuhalpa -
Jan 26, 1545
Catholic Reformation
Attempt to stop the spread of protestant ideas and win back converts
Council of Trent and Jesuits -
Period: Jan 27, 1545 to Jan 27, 1563
Council of Trent
Council that helped revitalized the Roman Catholic Church during the counter reformation -
Period: Jan 27, 1556 to
Akbar
Muslim emperor of India. Did not force conversion... very religiously tolerant -
Joint stock company
obtained government monopoly over trade in Asia; acted as virtually indepent goverenment in regions it claimed -
Mateo Ricci
An italian jesuit who excepted into China due to his knowledge on astronomy and science -
Galileo Gailei
Accused of heresy by the church due to his sun-center belief of the solar system -
Thomas Hobbes
Wrote treaties that said the kings demands should be based on the peoples demands -
Period: to
Louis XIV
Became ruler of France through the divine right of kinds; created the Edict of Nantes -
Period: to
Kangxi
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Peter the Great
During his reign in Russia, he created it a true empire -
John Locke
Philosopher that was part of the Whig party. Fought for the natural rights of man. King Charles the second attempted to execute him -
Enlightenment
People started relying on science and math. Moved away from religion and towards science -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Swiz born philosopher that believed in the arts and emotion -
Period: to
7 years war
Fought in both Europe and overseas colonies between 1756 and 1763; resulted in Russian seizures of land from Austria, English seziures of colonies in India and North America -
Catherine the Great
Ruled in Russia, expanding and advancing it