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Aug 25, 1096
Crusades are fought
war between cristians and muslims for holy land.It lasted till 1291. 10,000 joined the military. -
Aug 27, 1300
Renaissance begins
After the plague a new period know as the renaissance. This is important becuase contributited new ideas about religion. The new ideas were called as the reformation. -
Sep 11, 1337
100 year war begins
It was a war between France and England. The war lasted over 100 years. The war was mainy fought in France. Many stoping periods during the war. Joan of Arc was a famous person during this war. -
Aug 25, 1347
Black begins in Europe
1/3 of population killed
Arived from china from trade ships
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Sep 11, 1368
Ming Dynasty in China
A peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang and his rebel army overthrew the las Mongol emperor. Zhu took the name Hongwu and started the Ming dynasty.The ming dynasty lasted nearly 300 years. -
Oct 1, 1405
Voyage of Zheng He
Between 1405 and 1433 Zheng He lead 7 voyages. To show Chinas power, he sailed with huge fleets of as many as 300 ships. After 1433 a new emperor stopped the overseas voyages, because they were so expensive. -
Sep 11, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at stake
She was 19 when she was burned at the stake. Said she had visions when she was 13 and told the france.Became symbol, rally call of the France. 1920 she becomse canonized to become a saint. -
Sep 29, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
Ottomansa led a major land and sea assault against Constinople. After the siege of almost 2 months, Constantinople fell. The Byzantine Emprire no longer existed, this claimed the eastern christanity for Islam. -
Aug 29, 1455
Johannes Gutenburg- printing press
In the mid 1400s he casted the letters of the alphabet onto metal plates and locked those plates into a wooden press. Wich means you could print on paper. Before this the only thing to write something was to hand write it now this lets you print it out. -
Sep 9, 1492
1st Voyage of Christopher Columbus
In 1492 when Christopher Columbus set out to reach Asia by sailing across the Atlantic. He didnt think it would have been as long as it was. It took him a month.He thought he reached Asia but it was the USA he reached instead and unkiown territory. -
Oct 9, 1492
Jews, gypsies and moors expelled from spain
THe Edict of Expulsion was issued when the inquisition did not acheive its aims and the Spanish Jews were given four months to sell their property and leave the country. The reason given was that all prior attempts to stop christians from returning to their Jewish toots had failled. Expulsion was the only was to guarantee Jews would not. -
Sep 11, 1497
Da Gama lands India
In 1497 he set out for India. On the way he stopped at several African ports, to learn Muslim mercahnts were already actively invovled in trade. His journey took ten months. -
Oct 9, 1500
Slave trade across Atlantic
In the 1600s planters used servants to do their labor. Millons of Africans were forcibly taken to the Americans before the slave trade ended in 1800s. Slaves were in the Triangular Trade, this was European goods going to africa to be exchanged with slaves. -
Oct 3, 1501
Safavid Empire
The founder of the empire was a 14 year old boy. His name was Esma'il. His farther died fighting Sunni Muslims, then Esma'il took the sword. -
Oct 9, 1502
Naming of the "new World"
Cristopher Columbus found the new world but he thought it was the east Indies. Then Amerigo Vespucci saw that it was actually a new peice of land. Then one of the Map makers put America as the new land, and everybody just started calling it that. -
Sep 3, 1503
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
The Mona Lisa is still admired today. The painting tries to capture the complexity of the human spirit with its mysteryous smile. This is important because this painting is still famous today. -
Aug 27, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting sistine chapel
He became famous with his Pietà, a sculpture of Mary the monther of Jesus. This is important because this gets him famous. This lead to his famous artwork on the ceiling of the SIstine Chapel in Rome. -
Aug 29, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
In 1517 Martin Luther a Catholic monk posted ninety-five Theses criticizing the Roman Catholic Church. After a while the 95 Theses was published and distributed through out Europe. This is important because no one critizided the church before he did. -
Sep 5, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world trip"
He set out with 5 ships and 250 men. The reached the phillipines, where Magellan was killed.His crew kept on and when the reached back home there were 18 surviviors. -
Oct 3, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
It was India's first Muslims Empire. The Empire was known for its wealth and power. The one who started the Empire was Zahir ud-Din but was called Babur or the tiger. -
Sep 15, 1534
Henry VIII Founds Anglican Chruch
In 1534 he breaks from the Catholic Church. Then he founds the Church of England or the Anglican Chruch. With this he distriputes the land to the nobles. -
Sep 9, 1537
Pizzaro invades the inca Empire
Pizzaro demanded that Athahualpa accept christanity. He refused so the spanish took him prisoner. Even though he gave Pizarro a huge fortune in gold and silver, the Spanish killed him. Then they destroyed the Inca army and took over the Empire. -
Sep 5, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
This theory explained mathematically how the earth orbits the sun. This is important because we couldnt really prove it. He was the first scientist to create a model of the solar system. -
Oct 1, 1545
Council of trent
They redefined the doctrines of the Catholic church. It delegated and examined the critcisms made by the protestants about Catholic practices. The council argued that the chruch could help believers acheive salvation. -
Sep 15, 1556
Phillip II rules spain
His dad devided his empire with his brother. He got the Netherlands, Spain, Sicily, and Spains colonies in the Americans. He wanted vto spread the Roman Catholic faith and conquer England. -
Sep 19, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
One of her first acts as queen was to draft a new Supremacy act. This act split England from Rome. She persecuted any who dared to worship catholics. -
Age of Enlightenment
In the 1600s a new generation of philosophers began to view reason as the best way to understand the truth. Age of Enlightenment reached its peak in the 1700s. -
Tokugawa Shoqunae ends
Under Tokugwana Japans strict feudal social structure became even more rigid. The shoguns lead the military they were top dogs. The Tokugwana lasted till 1867 and started 1603. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
The settlers of Jamestown hoped to find gold and silver. Instead they found marshy ground and impure water. 80 percent of the settlers died during the first winter. -
Louis XIV becomes king of france
He ws 18 when he was crowned king. He became known as the Sun King. His reeign had a lasting impact both positive and negative. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
The Qing dynasty ruled from 1644 to 1911. It became the last dynasty in 3,500 years of imperial rule by China. Under the Qing dynasty's Machu rulers, China grew prosperus and expanded to its largest size in history. -
Thomas Hobbes
He was an English Thinker and Writer. He beileved that people needed givernment to impose order. He made this thing called the Social Contract. -
Oliver Cromwell rules england
With him England became a commonwealth. In 1653 Cromwell was given the title Lord Protector of England. He was hated by foreign countries. -
Peter I (the great) becomes czar
At the age 17 he removed his sister from the throne and took power for himself. His efforts were to turn Russia into a modern state. He had the strength to regain absolute power for himself. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
She began an ambititons plan of reforms. She reformed Russia's legal and education systems and removed some restrictions on trade. She also promoted science and art. -
French Revolution begins
The French dividied into three different classes, First estate, second estate, third estate. King Lois XVI was the king at the time. The French was deeply in debt. -
U.S Constitution is Ratified
Defects in the post-Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation were apparent. such as the lack of central authority over foreign and domestic commerce. Congress endorsed a plan to draft a new constitution. -
Reign of Terror
The Mountain began a series of accuations, trials, and exuutions that became known as the Reign of Terror. What started that was that many people were concerned about the course of the Revolution. Then the leaders started a counterrevolution against the government. -
Napolean becomes Emperor
In 1851 he sent soldiers to Paris and arrested members of the National Assembly who opposed him. After he became Emporor this period was known as the Second Empire. He ruled during a time of economic prosperity. -
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
This is important because this war ended his military career. Also this lead to the end of the Napoleonic wars. 50,000 people died fro this one battle.
