World History 1st Semester Timeline

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  • 1400

    The Renaissance

    Started in Italy, rebirth of Roman and Greek culture was a philosophical and artistic movement.
  • 1470

    Johannes Gutenburg

    Invents the mechanical printing press.
  • 1497

    Vasco De Gama

    Found a water route to Asia.
  • 1500

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Sculpted the famous David, from the bible.
  • 1500

    Prince Henry Of Portugal

    Prince Henry Of Portugal
    Led to more exploration of western Africa
  • Period: 1500 to

    European Exploration

    European ships traveled around the world to find new trading routes.
  • 1502

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Discovered the New World
  • 1503

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Painting of Mona Lisa
  • 1517

    The Reformation

    Started in Wittenberg, Germany.
  • 1517

    Martin Luther

    Posted 95 Theses on his church's door starting The Reformation.
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Discovered a new passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans .
  • 1521

    Hernan Cortez

    Conquered the Aztec Empire.
  • 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro
    Spread Spanish influence in South America.
  • 1534

    King Henry VIII

    Formed Anglican Church
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Explored Canada.
  • 1535

    Michelangelo

    Painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, The Last Judgement
  • 1536

    John Calvin

    Published a theocracy.
  • 1540

    Francis Drake

    Led to an increase of tensions between England and Spain
  • 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe
  • Period: 1543 to

    Scientific Revolution

    A time when during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
  • 1560

    Elizabeth I

    Makes Anglican Church the official state church.

  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare
    Famous for his plays around 39 of them wrote famous Romeo and Juliet.

  • Galileo Galilei

    He was famous for inventing the Microscope and Telescope.

  • William Harvey

    First to demonstrate that the circulation of blood through the human body is continuous
  • Period: to

    Thirty Years War

    War between religions.

  • St. Ignatius de Loyola

    Founded the group, Jesuits.

  • King Charles

    King Charles fled to London and formed a small army.
  • Period: to

    The English Civil War

    Was an argument between two groups about the way the Government should be.
  • Period: to

    Louis XIV

    Starting at the age of 5, his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history.

  • King Charles

    King Charles was held prisoner.

  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell becomes ruler.

  • King Charles

    King Charles was sent to trial and sentenced to death.

  • Thomas Hobbes

    Wrote Leviathan.
  • Period: to

    Peter the Great

    Reformed Russia and made it a major European power.

  • King Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII revoked edict of Nantes.

  • Isaac Newton

    Formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation

  • Glorious Revolution

    The puritan members of Parliament Revolted against the English king.

  • English King

    The English King was beheaded.

  • Oliver Cromwell

    Sets up a dictatorship using his army.

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    He wrote two treatises on Government.

  • Cromwells Death

    The death of Cromwell leads to Charles II becoming king.

  • Charles II death.

    The death of Charles II lead to James II becoming king.
  • Period: to

    Absolute Monarchy

    Consisted of Louis XIV, who ruled France; Peter the Great, who ruled Russia; and Fredrick the Great, who ruled Prussia
  • Period: to

    The Enlightenment

    Was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas.
  • Period: to

    Fredrick the Great

    The longest reign of any Hohenzollern king.

  • Montesquieu

    Wrote the Spirit Of Laws.

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Wrote the Social Contract.
  • Period: to

    The French Revolution

    Was a period of when the French Monarchy was overthrown and taken over Napoleon.

  • Constitution of 1791

    A constitution created by the National Assembly.

  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI
    Louis XVI tried to sneak out of Paris, to escape a counter-revolution by loyal troops.

  • Radicals

    Radicals took over France.

  • The Reign of Terror

    Started when the King was executed and continued on until Robespierre, the founder of the Reign of terror, also got executed.

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire
    Wrote the Candide.