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Jul 14, 1096
Crusades
It was a holy war between the Christians and Muslims. They were fighting over the holy land Palenstine. This war extended trade routes which was a great thing. -
Sep 23, 1337
The 100 Years
Even though it didn't last 100 years, the war was from 1337 to 1453. It was bewteen the French and England. Joan of Arc actually helped the French side. -
Aug 28, 1347
Black Death Hits Europe
A disease that started in Asia, it spread due to fleas biting rats that containing that. It then bit humans and it spread. It killed more than one-third of the population. -
Aug 1, 1350
Renaissance Begins
It happens after the Black Death. This is when people start to move further away from the church's beliefs and into their own. The arts, education, and science start to spread and new inventions are formed. -
Sep 16, 1368
Ming Dynasty in China
It was between the years of 1368 and 1644. Started as a rebel peasent, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the last mongol. He worked to rebuild China into a great nation and even sponsered oversea voyages. -
Oct 5, 1405
Voyages of Zheng He
Zheng He was a Chinese Muslim that led 7 voyages between 1405 and 1433. He went around the Indian Ocean and even to Africa. He had 300 ship fleets and came back with gifts -
Aug 28, 1431
Joan of Arc Burned at Stake
She had dreams of how to win the war for France. She led them to win many battles but after they started to loose a couple of battles, they started to doubt her. Her people are labeling her a witch and then burned her at the stake. -
Aug 28, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg - Printting Press
It wasn't the first but it was the one that actually worked. Instead of wood he used metal plates to print. The first book he did was the Bible. Because of the printing press, information was able to spread quickly. -
Oct 5, 1453
Ottomans Conquer Constantinople
Mehmed II decided he really wanted to take over Constantinople. So he used gunpowdered invented by the Chinese to blow up the walls. After 2 months of war, the city gave up to the Ottomans. -
Apr 11, 1492
Columbus' 1st Voyage
Even though it has now been discovered that Vikings found North America, we were first taught that it was Christopher Columbus. He got funded by Spain -
Oct 7, 1492
Jews, Gypsies, and Moors Expelled From Spain
It was in 1492 that if no one that wasn't Catholic didn't convert they would be expelled from Spain. Moors, or Spanish Muslims, were also forced to convert. Many fled to neighbring countries, and due to this the economy and workforce decreased greatly. -
May 20, 1498
Da Gama lands in India
He reached India through the Atlantic Ocean. He was a Portuguese nobleman and the mission was to open a sea route from Europe from the east. -
Oct 7, 1501
Safavid Empire
A 14 year old boy, Esma'il, created this empire after his father died in a battle. He led a conquest in Persia and quickly gained of present-day Iran.This empire lasted until 1722. -
Sep 15, 1502
Naming of the "New World"
Named after exproler Amerigo Vespucci. It first appeared on Waldseemüller's map where present day Brazil is. That is known as christianing the name on to the two contienents. -
Aug 28, 1503
Da Vinci Paints Mona Lisa
It was painted by the one and only Leonardo da Vinci. It is his most famous piece of artwork and even the most famous piece of artwork overall. -
Sep 4, 1508
Michelangelo Begins Painting Sistine Chapel
One of his most famous pieces of work and greatest achievement in art history overall. It contains scenes from the Old Testament of the Bible. -
Aug 28, 1517
Martin Luther Posts 95 Theses
The 95 Theses was nailed a church and critized how the church worked. Luther was exiled by the Pope and the printing press actually printined it in a known language. This lead to a new religion being founded. -
Sep 20, 1519
Magellan Starts His "Around The World" Trip
Sailed in the name of Spain and was also funded by the country. He had a fleet of 5 ships that helped him. He also discovered the Strait of Magellan; which was named after him. -
Oct 7, 1526
Mughal Empire Begins
Babur was the first of the first emperor but then Akbar the great, his grandson took over. Taj Mahel is an example of Mughal greatness. The decline began to happen around the 1700s. -
Sep 18, 1534
King Henry VII Founds Anglican Church
King Henry wanted to anull his marriage with his wife but the Pope said he wouldn't. This led the king to get furious and break away from the Catholic church. He then created a new religion for his country where he was the head of it. -
Sep 16, 1537
Pizarro invades Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro led an expedition to Peru to see the Inca's empire. The ruler heard of this and approved to see them. It quickly turned ugly as Pizarro demanded that the people adopt Christanity and hand the empire over to Spain. -
Sep 11, 1543
Copernicus Publishes Heliocentric Theory
Written by Nicolaus Coperniscus it ssid that instead of the Earth being the center of the universe it was actually the sun. It wasn't untl the 17th century that it became widely accepted. -
Oct 5, 1545
Council of Trent
Pope Paul III created the Council of Trent in order to redefine the teachings and doctrines of the church. They used the criticisms from the Protestants to address their wrong doings. It had sporadic meetings until 1563. -
Sep 30, 1556
Phillip II Rules Spain
Married Queen Mary I of England but before he could spread his Catholic beliefs over there, she died before having an heir. Started the Court of Blood which was used to execute Dutch rebels who didn't want to delcare allegiance. He also attacked England due to Sir Drake's pirating of his things from the ships, but they fled before they could do any damage. -
Sep 18, 1558
Elizabeth I Becomes Queen of England
Crowned the Queen of England when her sister Mary died. She was able to return England back to it's own Protestant religion from Catholic. She was able to have her rule without a King and still had the Parliament back her up 100% on everything she did. -
Slave Trade Atlantic
Due to a labor shortage in America, they had other people do their work. First it was Native Americans but since sickness killed many of them, they decided to forcibly take Africans from their homes to work on their fields and plantations. This all ended 1800s. -
Age of Enlightment
Philospohers around the world began to view new ideas with reason. It was a time to reform education, the governemnt ways, science, and society. Many people challenged the old ways and stopped being ignorant in their world. -
Jamestown, colony in Virgina, Founded
It was the first English colony in the Americas. The people wanted to find wealth and a water route to the Pacific. More than 80% of the people who traveled died due to the harsh weather conditions during the first winter spent in Jamestown. -
Louis XIV Becomes King of France
He wanted to increase his powers so he went to war with Spain over land. Those wars stated to be very costly for France as they ketp loosing. He also almost was king of Spain but other Europeans went to war against France to make sure this didn't happen. He created the Treat of Utrecht once he realised he couldn't win everything. -
Qing Dynasty in China Begins
This dynasty in CHina lasted between the years of 1644 all the trough 1911. It has became the last dynast under imperial rule in that country. This dynasty delt with foreign relations such as trade and continuned to be semi-isolated. -
Thomos Hobbs Write The 'Leviathan'
Hobbs was a Royalist who fled during Cromwell's rule to France. 'Leviathan' is a political science book that talks about humans being selfish and cowardly, and that they needed a strong monarchy to rule them all. -
Oliver Cromwell rules England
Oliver took over Enlgand after Charles I was publicly executed. Cromwell was first a commander-in-chief for the Parliment before running England. He was known as Lord Protector of England. -
Peter the Great Becomes Czar
At first his sister ruled for him as he was still a child, but at the age of 17 he took the throne. He built a navy to battle against the Turks after their first lost to them. Peter westernized so they could be just as modern as Europe. He had other reforms too such as changing the army after a close rebellion, churches, started the first ever newspaper in the country, and even got education to a good standard. -
Cathrine the Great Rules Russia
She didn't like that her husband was the Czar so with the help of others he was killed. She called herself the successor to Peter the Great. As she tried to reform Russia, wars raged on and a rebellion by a man claiming he was Peter III. -
French Reveloution Begins
With the meeting of the three Estates-Generals, many called for reforms, but it was the voting that would decide the matter. The Thirst estate grew mad but wpuldn't leave until they all signed a constitution for France. Then people stormed the Bastille and killed many people because the groups were in mobs. Battles kept spreading due to fear until they ceased and everyone was able to create a new nation. -
U.S Constitution is Ratified
September 17 is when it is celebrated in the US due to it being signed by most of the people who came up with it. They all met it what is known as the 'Convention' to come up what would be listed in it. Though they could pass this ratification if just 9 of the colonies agreed to it, they wanted to wait until all thirteen agreed. -
Reign of Terror Begins
After the French Reveloution, two parties named the Girondins and the Jacobins started to create violance between the two including mass killings of the people. Many great figures were executed by the guillotine and were done publicly. The end to this terror is said to be when Robespierre was executed. -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
How he became emperor of the French is he asked all of them if they would like to make France an empire. With most saying yes, he became Emperor Napoleon I. He wanted to extend his rule to the Americas but he sold it in what became known as the Louisiana Purchase. He created a series of wars and battles until he got exiled and died at the age of 51. -
Napoleon Defeated At Waterloo
It brought the end of his era in Eurpoean History. His army was defeated by two more armies from the Seventh Coalition. This was a big hit for him. -
Tokugawa Shogunate Ends
It was the last Japanese military government. Shoguns were the head of the government. It ended due to the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun.
