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1095
Crusades are Fought
Even women were known to fight in the crusades. The first Crusade was fought between 30,000 soldiers from Europe. The main goal of the Crusades was to take over Jerusalem. The first Crusade took about 200 years. First one took place between 1095 and 1099. -
1300
Renaissance begins
Renaissance occurred from the 14th century to the late 16th century. Printing Press was invented during this time was a cornerstone. Renaissance was a period of great beauty and art. Also a time or creativity, imagination, and curiosity. Renaissance means " Rebirth". -
1337
100 year War begins
Between England and France. It lasted between 1337 and 1453. The war started off with several stunning successes on Britain's part, and the english forces dominate France for decades. In the 1360's, but from 1415- 1422 English are winning. After 1415 King Henry V of England revives the campaign and conquers large portions of France. -
1347
Black Death begins in Europe
Arrived in Europe from sea in 1347 when 12 trading ships docked at the Sicilian port. Most of the crew members we're found dead. Symptoms we're high fever, boils of blood, puking blood. Over 20 million people died from it. Now a days it is treatable. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of the Arc burned at the stake
She was 19 when it happened in Rouen. She stepped up to lead army to victory. Joans real name is Jehanne de Vouthon. -
1439
Johannes Gutenberg invents printing press
He was a goldsmith and a business man. Was from a mining town in Mainz southern Germany. Developed from technology of the screw-type wine presses of the Rhine Valley. How it worked was Ink would roll over a raised surface of movable handset block letters held within a wooden form. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Canstantinople
It was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by and invading army of the Ottoman Empire. They were being commanded by 21 year old sultan during this time. The conquest of Constantinople followed a 53-day siege that had begun on 6 April 1453. It was a watershed moment in military history. -
Period: Jan 28, 1457 to Apr 21, 1509
King Henry VII Reign
He ruled the Principality of Wales until November 29 of 1489 and was Lord of Ireland. Henry won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard the III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Was the last King of England to win his throne on the field of battle. He was successful in gaining monarchy after the civil war. He was also peacefully succeeded by his son. -
1478
Start of the Spanish Inquistion
Judicial institution ostensibly established to combat heresy in Spain. In practice, the Spanish Inquisition served to consolidate power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom, but it achieved that end through infamously brutal methods.At Torquemada’s urging, Ferdinand and Isabella issued an edict on March 31, 1492, giving Spanish Jews the choice of exile or baptism. -
Period: 1500 to
Slave Trade
Over the period of the Atlantic Slave Trade, from approximately 1526 to 1867, some 12.5 million slaves had been shipped from Africa, and 10.7 million had arrived in the Americas.The first Africans forced to work in the New World left from Europe at the beginning of the sixteenth century, not from Africa.By 1820, nearly four Africans for every one European had crossed the Atlantic. The majority of enslaved Africans were brought to British North America between 1720 and 1780. -
1506
Mona Lisa Completed
One of Leonardo DivVinci's most well known paintings. Has been described as the best known painting around, most writing about, most talked about etc. Also one of the highest priced it hold the Guinness World Record for the highest insurance valuation at 100 million dollars. Mona Lisa was the wife of Francesco del Gionciodo. -
1508
Michaelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
" Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences"
a list if questions and propositions up for debate. -
1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
He was a Spanish conquistador best known for conquering the Aztecs in 1521 and claiming Mexico. Cortés entered the city, sacked it and took Montezuma the Aztec leader hostage. The Aztecs came after him and his army. -
1532
The Prince
The book was originated in 1513, but the hard copy wasn't out until 1532. The Prince sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy,especially political philosophy. Although it is relatively short it is one of Machiavell's most known writings. -
Period: 1533 to
Ivan the Terrible's Reign
His reign on 16th century Russia is not at all documented – no papers and no letters. Whatever is known about him comes from second-hand sources through stories that have long been told. reigned from 1533 to 1584. He became the first tsar of entire Russia. He was ruthless and insane and became the first in Russia to build a government that was centrally controlled. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
The Counter Reformation was a period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. Began with Council of Trent and ended with the Thirty Years War. Was composed of five major components.
- Reactionary defense of Catholic sacramental practice
- Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration
- Religious orders
- Spiritual movements
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1555
Peace of Augsburg
Each prince was to determine whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his lands. Free cities were obligated to allow both Catholics and Lutherans to practice their religions. The Peace of Augsburg did, however, permit people to transplant to a region whose faith was more congenial to each. Weak as was the treaty, it brought increased stability. -
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Queen Elizabeth's reign
Elizabeth I was the long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. The Elizabethan era is named for her. She was born on September 7,1533. She was a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations. She eventually claimed the throne and held it for 44 years. -
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes stated as its principal goal the eventual peaceful reunion of the king's subjects in one agreed-upon faith. Meanwhile the king insured religious coexistence of the two confessions so that this process of reunion could go forward. The Edict of Nantes therefore affirmed the age-old French heritage of "one king, one faith, one law" rather than looking forward to modern ideas about toleration and secularism. -
William Shakespeare's Death
The cause of Shakespeare's death is a mystery but the story is that he had a bad fever. It should be noted though that a serious outbreak of typhus, known as the "new fever", in 1616. He died at age 55 which was unfortunate because he was still to young. -
Petition of Rights
Statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to exact forced loans and to quarter troops in subjects' houses as an economy measure.Although the petition was of importance, its spirit was soon violated by Charles, who continued to collect tonnage and poundage duties without Parliament's say and to prosecute citizens in an arbitrary manner. -
King Charles 1 Executed
He was beheaded for treason in January 30, 1649. In 1648, Charles was forced to appear before a high court controlled by his enemies, where he was convicted of treason and sentenced to death. Early in the next year, he was beheaded. The monarchy was abolished, and Cromwell assumed control of the new English Commonwealth. -
Lord George Macartney Expelled
The Macartney Embassy is historically significant because it marked a missed opportunity by the Chinese to move toward some kind of accommodation with the West. This failure would continue to plague the Qing Dynasty as it encountered increasing foreign pressures and internal unrest during the 19th century. -
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Opium War
The Opium War was two wars in the mid 19th century involving Chinese disputes with British and China trades. The first Opium War was concluded with the Treaty of Nanking. The Treaty ceded the Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, and it established five treaty ports at Shanghai, Canton, Ningbo, Fun chow, and Amoy. The second war is also known as the "Arrow War", and it fought for legislation of the Opium trade. -
Christopher Columbus Lands in New World
Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela is were he first landed. It was also claimed for Spain. He got turned down for the offer of sailing to West Indies by Spain.However, after the Spanish conquest of the Moorish kingdom of Granada in January 1492, the Spanish monarchs, flush with victory, agreed to support his voyage.
