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Aug 25, 1095
Crusades are fought
A war between Chrisitan and Muslim over holy land. It started in 1095 and ended in 1204. It was the biggest war in Middle Ages -
Sep 3, 1300
Renaissance Begins
Renaissane means re-birth. the plague set the part for the reniassance to begin. The 3 leaders were Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. -
Sep 3, 1337
100 years War begins
It was fought between France and England for territorial control. It started in 1337 to 1453. The name Hundred Year ' War has been used by the historians since the beginning of the nineteenth century. -
Aug 25, 1347
Black death
It was a diesease that spread in Asia to Europre. it killed 1/3 of Europe. It killed so many people and it helped the deevelope the reaissance. -
Sep 23, 1368
Ming Dynasty
1368-1644
Zhu Yuanzhang over threw the last Mongol emperor."Ming" means Brilliant and lasted foe 300 years until 1644. Zhu tried ro revive China and obtain true confucian ideas. -
Oct 15, 1405
Voyages of Zheng He
1405-1433
Over 3 decades, the Ming China sent out a fleet the likes of which the world had never seen. These enormous treasure junks were commanded by the great admiral, Zheng He. Together, Zheng He and his armada made seven epic voyages from the port at Nanjing to India, Arabia, and even East Africa. -
Aug 27, 1431
Joan of arc burned at the stake
Joan was a peasant girl that was living in medieval France. Everybody thought she was chosen by god himself to lead France to victory. Charged with witch craft. 1920 she was cannidized (saint). -
Oct 9, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army, under the command Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453. After the conquer, the became One of the most powerful empires.After the Constantinople conquest, 21 years old Ottoman Sultan II. Mehmed also took the title “The Conqueror” added to his name. -
Sep 5, 1455
Johannes Gutenburg - printing press
Movable type,text could be quikly printed on both sides of the paper. Before he made this printing press, everything was made/written by hand, which was very long and painstaking process. His first publication was a 1,282 page Bible. -
Oct 15, 1492
Jews,Gypsies & Moors expelled from Spain
A Jew turned Christian, whether voluntarily or forcibly. Following the forced baptism of 1497 in Portugal, all Jews became known as New Christians to tell the difference between Old Christians. Whoever was not converted or is Christian, then they would be expelled (banned) from Spain. -
Sep 19, 1497
Da Gama Lands in India
His journey took more than 10 months to get to India. He stopped at Africa to and learned that Muslums are involved in trade already. Spread trade to the world -
Sep 15, 1498
1st voyage of Columbus
He believed that if he sailled west around the world from Spain to China.His figures that he made to show earth size was wrong. He discovered North America and brought many people and items back to Spain. -
Sep 19, 1500
Slave trade accros the Atlantic
1500-1800
Was also know as the Transatlantic slave trade. It lasted to 16-19 century. Most enslaved people were shipped from West Africa and Central Africa and taken to North and South America to labor on coffee, cocoa and cotton plantations, in gold and silver mines, in rice fields, the construction industry, timber, and shipping or servants -
Oct 9, 1501
Safid Empire
1501-1722
After the disastrous invasion of Mongols, in the 1200s, migrated Turks and Mongolian tribes adopted the Persian customs and even language. In the 1300s, the Ilkhanids, a dynasty founded by the "Genghis Khan's" grandson, Holagu Khan, had been an influential factor in Persia. During these turbulent years of 13th century, the Persians had submerged themselves deeper in Islamic devotion and Sufism. -
Sep 19, 1502
Naming of the "new World"
Its a name for the Western Hemisphere. Its specifically for the Americas. Amerigo Vespucci was a Florentine explorer that was first coined. -
Sep 9, 1503
Da vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
1503-1506
Many people admire this painting till this very day. Many people still study this facinating painting today. He tried to capture the compexity of the human spiriit with its mysterious smile. -
Aug 29, 1508
Michealangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Its shows Old Testaments of the Bible. Many art historians consider it one of the greatest achievments in history. Hes most famous for his artwork for the Sistine painting. -
Sep 5, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Martin was Catholic and a monk. The 95 Theses were critizing the Roman Catholic Church. He defied the Holy Roman Emperor. -
Sep 15, 1519
Magellen starts his "around the world trip"
Born in Portugal but sailing for Spain. First to sail around the world. 1519 he set out to Spain with five ships and 250 men. -
Oct 15, 1526
Mughai Empire Begins
They were invaders into India from Afghanistan, Iran and the Muslim states in Southern Russia, It was a Muslim militarist empire that over-ran the Indian sub-continent for about 300 years from 1520 to 1850. They wanted to have superior mobility and firepower. -
Sep 25, 1534
Henry VIII Founds Anglican Church
King Henry could not divore his wife because of the Catholic Church. So he decided to create the Anglican church. Anglican Church is based religion between Catholicism and Protestantism. He persuaded Church of England to make the Angilcan church -
Sep 17, 1537
Pizarro invades Inca Empire
Wanted wealth for himself. Most of the of the people were all died due to smallpox, including the emperor. After Atahualpa was new ruler, Pizarro demanded to them to accept Christananity and to hand over his empire to spain and they refused. So they were brought as prisoners. -
Sep 9, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentiric theory
The theory was, the sun not the earth was near the center of the solar system. Was the first scientist to complete the first model of the solar system.He found that the earth revolves around the sun. -
Oct 13, 1545
Council of Trent
Pope Paul III covented the Council of Trent.Its delegates examined the criticisms made by Protestants about Catholic practices. Rejected the Protestants emphasis on self dic -
Oct 3, 1556
Phillip Ⅱ rules Spain
Philip II was born in 1527 and he died in 1598. Philip II became king of Spain in January 1556. During his reign the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence, though he failed to suppress the revolt of the Netherlands and lost the “Invincible Armada” in the attempted invasion of England. -
Sep 25, 1558
Elizabeth becomes queen of England
She ruled after her half-sister Mary died She reigned for 45 years and died on 24 March 1603. She burned people that were against Christiananity. -
Age of Enlightenment
1600-1792
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century". Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
The founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607. The government, language, customs, beliefs and aspirations of these early Virginians are all part of the United States’ heritage today. The colony was sponsored by the Virginia Company of London -
Louis XIV become King of France
The reign of France’s Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, lasted for 72 years, longer than that of any other known European sovereign. Louis transformed the monarchy, ushered in a golden age of art and literature, presided over a dazzling royal court at Versailles, During the final decades of Louis XIV’s rule, France was weakened by several lengthy wars that drained its resources and the mass exodus of its Protestant population following the king’s revocation of the Edict of Nantes. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
Became the last dynasty in 3,500 years of imperial rule in China. Under Qing dynasty Manchu rulers, China again grew prosperous and expanded to its lasrgest size in history. Qin She Huangdi unified China, began the construction of the Great Wall, repaired the war damage, and extended the canal system. -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
A Royalist who fled to France during Cromwell's rule.The "Leviathan" is know for the classic work of political science. He wrote/ told having a all-powerful monarch to tell people how to live. -
Oliver Cromwelll rules England
Oliver Cromwell remains one of our most famous characters in history. He was the man who really pushed for the execution of Charles as he believed that Charles would never change his ways and that he would continue to be a source of trouble until he died. He was a highly religious man who believed that everybody should lead their lives according to what was written in the Bible. -
Peter I (the great) becomes Czar
One of Russia's great statesmann. Born in 1672 in Moscow. Peter’s personality and legacy have been the source of much debate. -
Catherine the Great rules Russia
1762-1796
Catherine II was empress of Russia, and led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great. Her birth name was Sophie Friederike Auguste. Catherine sought to contain the power of the Orthodox Church. -
Reign of Terror
Commitee of Public Safety unleashed the Reign of Terror in the summer of 1793, Maxiimilien Robesoierre dominated the Commitee of Public Saftey. They used their broad powers to eliminate all the Revolutions enemies. -
U.S Constitution Ratified
Majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored since May. After a farewell banquet, delegates swiftly returned to their homes to organize support. Before the Constitution could become the law of the land, it would have to withstand public scrutiny and debate. -
French Revlution begins
French monarchy fueled anger throghout France. Source of the French people's ill will could be found in the unequal structure of French government and society. French people wanted to decline all the powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
He was a brilliant military leader who achieved many early success.As a young general that showed great courage and leadership in battles against Austrian and Italian armies. When he was defeated at Waterloo, it was the end for Napoleons military career and his Napoleonic Wars -
Napolean become Emperor
On May 18, 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Napoleon even paid for Pope Pius VII, who had signed the Concordat of Rome, to travel to France for the occasion, believing that his presence would imbue the event with a solemn, religious feeling. -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Japan’s Tokugawa (or Edo) period, which lasted from 1603 to 1867, would be the final era of traditional Japanese government. Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dynasty of shoguns presided over 250 years of peace and prosperity in Japan. To guard against external influence, they also worked to close off Japanese society from Westernizing influences, particularly Christianity.
