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Aug 25, 1096
Crusades are faught
Atleast 10 Thousand people joined the Christian army. They faught to take over the Holy Land, known as Palistine. The crusades were durring 1096-1291. -
Aug 27, 1300
Renaissance begins
The Renaissance started around the 1300's. It is a French word for "rebirth". It is the time of rebuilding and re-joining faith with god.
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Sep 11, 1337
100 Years War
King of England said he was the new King of France. The battle of Slooths is where the English navy came in and destroyed the France navy. Was not just one war, there was many. -
Jan 1, 1347
Plague Outbreak Begins
Kills 1/3 of Europe's Population. Flea's carried the diease. -
Sep 11, 1368
Ming Dynasty
Chinese Dynesty that changed the way china was forever. Mongol and Machu dominance. China extended curtural and political on East Asia
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Aug 29, 1405
Voyages of the Zheng He
The Zheng He was a voyage from Suzhou to Brunei, Thailand and Southeast Asia, India, the Horn of Africa, and Arabia. The fleet had about 317 ships. It is important becuase they traded goods while they were out at different places. 1405-1433 -
Sep 11, 1431
Joan of The Arc
Joan was burned at stake at the age of 19. She was charged for Hearsey. She became a Saint in 1920. Many believed that she was a good person. -
Oct 16, 1453
Ottomans conqure Constantinople
The Ottomans where lead by a 21-year old Sultan or king. His name was Sultan Mehemed II. It took the Ottomans 53 days to break through the wall. -
Oct 9, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg - Printing press
He created the printing press durring the Renissance. It helped spread religion, he was the first person to mass print the Bible, and some other books. It also helped spread the idea of the Renissance. -
Aug 29, 1492
1st Voyage of Columbus
The first voyage of Christopher Columbus was from 1492 to 1493. They sailed from Spain to the Carribean islands and back to Spain. It was important because that is the time where people discovered new land, or continents. -
Sep 19, 1492
Magellan starts "Around The World"
It was important because it was a possible spice trade route if completed. He had 3 or 4 funders. He circumnavigated the oceans. -
Sep 9, 1497
Vasco de Gama reaches India
He sailed from England to India. He started his journey in 1497. He was the first European to reach India by taking the Atlantic Ocean. -
Oct 16, 1500
Slave trade
The African Slave trade all started because the Native Americans that were once slaves all died from multiple things like European dieases. When the slaves were being transported across the Atlantic it was bad conditions. 10-20% of slaves did not make it across becuase they died on the ship.1500-1800 -
Sep 25, 1501
Safavid Empire
Turks and Mongolians. Persian customs. Ghengis Khans grandson started this. 1501-1722 -
Oct 9, 1502
Naming of the New World
The "New World" also known now days as the Americas. They were named after a guy that discovered the Americas after Columbus, he showed that the Americas were seperate from Asia. His name was Amerigo Vespucci. -
Sep 29, 1503
Mona Lisa is painted
The Mona Lisa is one of the greastest, most written about, most famous, and most sung about piece of art. Da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa. It took him 4 years to do. -
Sep 3, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was one of the most prestigeous painters out there. He painted the Sistine Chapel in only 4 years. It is important because it is a beautiful piece of art. -
Oct 15, 1517
95 Theses
The 95 Theses is also referred to as disputation of the power and efficacy of indulgences. The 95 Theses are basically 95 complaints about the church. It is a good thing that they were posted because it helped change things forever. -
Sep 19, 1526
Mughal Empire
This Empire is a Persian empire. It covered most of the lower sub continet of India. -
Sep 25, 1528
Pizarro invades the Incas
Start of the Spanish Conquest. Battle of Cajamarca. 168 soldiers. -
Sep 25, 1536
Henry VIII founds Angelican Church
Angelican means of England. Seperated from the Catholic church. Created durring the Reign of Elizabeth I. -
Oct 15, 1543
Copernicus publishes Heliocentric Theory
When Copernicus came up with the Heliocentric Theory many people thought it was weird because he put the sun in the middle of all the planets. Little did they know that he was actually close to being right. It is insane that someone with so little tools could come that close to modeling the solar system. -
Sep 9, 1545
Council of Trent
This is where most key statements and clarifications of the Church's doctrine and teachings were made.The Council met for twenty-five sessions between December 13th 1545 and December 4th 1563.The most important Roman Catholic Church's Ecumenical council. -
Oct 15, 1556
Philip II of Spain
Philip the Second was a very well known man. Some of the things he did was before he became Philil II he was the King of Naples. While he was King of Spain that is when they hit their highest point of influence and power. 1556-1598 -
Oct 16, 1558
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife. Durring her reign there was a flourishment of plays. She was only 2 years and 9 months old when her Mother was executed. 1558-1603 -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded.
This is important because it was one of the first colonies to be made on the soil of the Americas. It was also one of the first perminant places that the English settled. It was funded by the Virginia Company of London. -
Jews, Gypsies, and Moors expelled from Spain
The Muslim Expulsion was when the King of Spain expelled all of the Jews, Gypsies, and Moors from Spain. He wanted them out because he thought it was a sin for them to be there. It is important because it was one of the first time multiple religious groups were kicked out of a country because that country was having a religious clensing. -
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV was a Monarch and had one of the longest reigns. He ruled France for 72 years and 110 days. He became king at the age of 5. -
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty started in Northeastern China. It was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan. The Dynasty lasted until 1912. 1644–1912 -
Thomas Hobbes writed the Leviathan
The Leviathan is about "the war of all against all" and says it could only be avoided by strong undivided government. The Book has 4 Parts to it. Part one; of Man Part two; of Common Wealth, Part three; of Christian Common Wealth, and Part four; of the Kingdom of Darkness. -
Oliver Cormwell Rules England
Only was king for 5 years. He was a Puritan. Puritans believed if you worked hard in life you would go to heaven. -
Peter I becomes Czar
Emperor of Russia. Reorginized the government and implied Poll taxes. He created a Russian Army and Navy -
Age of Enlightenment
The age of Enlightenment was what inspired the American and the French revolutions. -
Catherine the Great- Russia
Catherine the Great was the longest woman to rule Russia. She reformed the Government. Also she created a school for women, and made the education system better. 1762-1796 -
US Constitution is ratified
The supreme law of the USA. Sets the frame for the government in the USA. It contained the Bill of Rights which outlined peoples rights to do different things. -
French Revolution
Even though the French Revolution lasted only a year a lot of things happened. One of the huge things that happended was that Monarchy was abolished. Another outcome was the rise of Napoleon Bonaparté. -
Reign of Terror begins
Period of Violence. It was durring the French Revolution. The guitene was invented and used a lot. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
In 1804 he made himself emperor of the French people. He fought a series of wars called the Napoleonic Wars. First Frenchman to be called a Emperor in a long time. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
Waterloo was a battle that was faught in present day Belgium. Over 51,000 people were either killed, captured, or have gone missing. The battle was between Napoleon's army and the 7th Coalition. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Tokugawa Shogunate was the last Fuedal Japanese Military Government. They were leaded by internal and external factors. After a period of fighting. Emperor Meji took control of the country.
