World History

  • Columbus sails to Hispaniola
    Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus sails to Hispaniola

    Columbus sails for spain to try and find the indies but findes Hispaniola instead.
  • Vasco De Gama
    Apr 11, 1497

    Vasco De Gama

    Vasco is the first man to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. He reaches Asia.
  • Slave Trade
    Apr 11, 1520

    Slave Trade

    The Africans are starting to be taken from africa and into the americas to be used as slaves. It was shaped as a triangle.
  • Cortez conqures Aztecs
    Apr 11, 1521

    Cortez conqures Aztecs

    Cortez beats the Aztecs by using inside help and stratigy. This gives him control over a huge part of South America.
  • Pizarro
    Apr 11, 1532

    Pizarro

    Pizarro took over the Incas, which gave him control over Peru.
  • Copernicus
    Apr 11, 1543

    Copernicus

    Copernicus comes up wiith the heliocentric theory. No one wants to accept his theory.
  • Henery 4th

    Henery 4th

    The first king of the Bourbon Dynesty. He was prodistant and believed in religous tolernace.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    The Mayflower sails to the Americas and the English settle in North America.
  • King Louis the 14 of France

    King Louis the 14 of France

    King Louis begins his reighn as absolute ruler. He was the most powerful king in French History.
  • Peter the Geat

    Peter the Geat

    Peter the great of Russia starts his reign and brings Russia into the new age of enlightenment.
  • Glorius Revolution

    Glorius Revolution

    this is when parlanent over through the King of England (james the 2nd) with no blood spilled. they put his daughter in charge and her husband. (Mary and william of Orange)
  • national assembly

    national assembly

    This was a body that contained the three estates gereral. It was made to help create peace between the events.
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

    Napoleon becomes the ruler of France and proceedes to conqure most of Europe. He was a brilliant millitary leader which made conquring Europe easy.
  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

    The noth west passage was a sea route that conected the atlantic ocean and pacific. First used by Roald Amundsem
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    The 3rd estate become fed up with the system of government and they revolt. The start of this was the attack on the Bastille.