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Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades are fought
Wars between the churches erupted -
Period: 1185 to
Era of the samurai
Was a great era for japan as they were a major reason for the traditions of japan -
1300
Renaissance begins
The new age of Europe began to change the way europeans thought sparking a new age of art and way of living -
1337
100 year war begins
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1347
Black death begins
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Period: 1400 to
Slave Trade
For well over 300 years, European countries forced Africans onto slave ships and transported them across the Atlantic Ocean. The first European nation to engage in the Transatlantic Slave Trade was Portugal in the mid to late 1400's. -
1431
Joan of arc burned at stake
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1440
Johannes Gutenberg Printing press
Gutenberg made the first movable printer in 1440. It changed the way people communicated from afar -
1453
Fall of Constantinople
This ended the Byzantine Empire and was one of the first lands claimed by the Ottomans -
Nov 1, 1478
Start of the Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
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1506
Mona Lisa Completed
One of the most well known paintings of all time, the Mona Lisa which was created by Leonardo Da Vinci is completed -
1508
Michelangelo starts painting the Sistine Chapel
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Period: 1509 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
The infamous King Henry VIII ruled England for almost four decades -
1513
The Prince was written
One of the most infamous books that inspired multiple rulings -
1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted his feeling about the church and their shadiness also wanting to start and spread the idea of humanism. -
1519
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
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Period: 1533 to 1547
Ivan the Terrible’s Reign
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Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth’s Reign
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. -
Period: 1545 to
The Counter Reformation
a century long stance by the catholic church trying to make the church less deceived in the eyes of the people -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg, 1555, temporary settlement within the Holy Roman Empire of the religious conflict arising from the Reformation. Each prince was to determine whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his lands -
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. -
Edict of Nantes
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William Shakespeare’s Death
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Petition of Rights
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King Charles the First Executed
In London, King Charles I is beheaded for treason on January 30, 1649. Charles ascended to the English throne in 1625 following the death of his father, King James I. In the first year of his reign, Charles offended his Protestant subjects by marrying Henrietta Maria, a Catholic French princess -
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Opium wars
War between the Chinese and the British over trade issues