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Period: Jan 27, 1350 to
Chapter 19-20
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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is born
He was a very important Portuguese politician and navigator. He started the Age of Discoveries. -
Jul 17, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
Reformed the chinese in a good way, made a new goverment and kept the Chinese culture influential. -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
Started the exploration of the Chinese and the beginning of their soon to be historic navy. -
Period: Dec 15, 1425 to
Chapter 17 - Reformation
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Jun 10, 1439
Johan Gutenburg invents the Printing Press
During the renaissance, Johan invented the printing press. This device helped europe in many ways such as increasing the literacy rate. It also let people read the bible then more and more people started to interprut it in their own ways. -
May 17, 1440
Donatello creates his David statue
the bronze David sculprture by Donatello. based off of the biblical david -
May 29, 1453
Constantinople falls to the Turks
The city of Constantinople fell to the Turks. The Ottomans were commanded by a 21 year-old named Sultan Mehmed. The seven-week seige started on Friday,April 6th 1453. -
Dec 19, 1453
The Hundred Years' War Ends
this is a major battle in history. start to the renaissance. -
Apr 27, 1487
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
He found the southern tip of Africa, so they would have an all water route to trade with Asia. -
Jan 2, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
Since the wars are over Spain will starts its exploration and send the sailor to find the present day Carribeans. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus spots land in North America
More countries would now try and find more land in this region or north and south america. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain & Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
This let Portugal get more sailing rihts and they eventually would claim modern day Brazil. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco de Gama lands in India
He pioneered a sea route from Europe to Asia that bypassed the Muslim nations that controlled the overland spice trade. -
Mar 13, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
More countries come over to explore present day North America. -
Period: Mar 2, 1500 to
Chapter 21
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Aug 16, 1503
Leonardo DaVinci starts the Mona Lisa
During the rennasaince, a famous artist/inventor started a painting. This painting is now famously known mainly because nobody knows if the lady is smiling or not. Leonardo didn't finish the painting until 1517 people think. -
Jun 16, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of Sistine Chapel
A famous Italian painter started one of his biggest projects. He started this work of art and did not finish until 1512 people think. He built it for Pope Sixtus IV on the ceiling of the palace. -
Dec 17, 1509
Raphael paints School of Athens
Raphael paints school of Athens. one of the most famous paintings rby the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. -
Mar 17, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
Ttalian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther post his 95 thesis
Posted 95 problems that he had with the church. He started the protestant reformation. -
Apr 28, 1519
Cortez lands on Mexican Coast
They soon meet the Aztecs and the spanish brin over more people to get mroe land and gold. -
Nov 16, 1532
Pizzaro meets Atahualpa
Spanish ambush them and take the city for there own. -
Mar 2, 1533
Ivan the Terrible comes to the throne
Ivan becomes the ruler of russia -
Aug 16, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
French gain more land in the new world and start having problems with the english. -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
Henry the 8th executed his wife. Allows Henry to have a son with Jane Seymour. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
Only son of Henry VIII born. Anglican church becomes selitified under him. -
Apr 19, 1541
Ignatuis of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
Starts own order of priest. Re focuses the church on education -
Mar 2, 1555
Philip II inherits Spain
Philip II becomes king of Spain and its territories. -
Jul 17, 1556
Mary I
Married Philip of Spain. Converted people back to be catholics by executing Anglicans. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
Anglican daughter of Henry becomes Queen. Begins Elizabthethin age. -
Mar 2, 1579
Netherlands become free from Spain
William of Orange defeats the Spanish and declares there independence, -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English -
English East India Company is founded
Formed to pursue trade with the East Indies. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
The Dutch granted a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
The crew of Henry Hudson go back, but they map the hudson river. -
William Shakesphere Dies
was a famous wrtier and poet. his death ended any more makings of his work -
Thirty years wars begins
The war starts over religion conflicts. -
Charles I fights Parliament
Charles fights Parliament asking for more money. -
Galileo publishes his many findings
Galileo publishes Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. This lets the people read about his findings and all the new stuff he found in space. -
Rene Descartes lays out his method
Making the scientific method lets scientist use a new way to experiment and find new stuff. -
English Civil War
Charles fights Parliament -
Louis XIV becomes absolute ruler of France
Louis XIV becomes the first absolute ruler of France. -
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Chapter 22
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Thomas Hobbes outlines the social contract in Leviathan
One of the greatest books ever written for political philisophy. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
Dutch are driven out of the new world and England gets the new land for themselves. -
The making of Versailles
Louis build the great palace of Versaille. -
La Salle claim Mississippi River for France
France would claim a lot more land and explore even more and other countries would come over looking for more land to claim. -
Isaac Newton publishes his laws of gravity
The world now knows what makes things hit the ground. -
English make Bill of Rights
the english sign the bill of rights -
John Locke justifies rebellion
Let the people know what they can and cannot do in the government and what the civilians can too. -
Peter the Great takes the throne
Peter the Great becomes the ruler of Russian and tries to make it more european. -
Peter goes on the Grand Embassy
Peter visits european countries. -
War of Spanish Succession
France and Spain fight against many other european countries -
Voltaire is exiled from England
He goes to France and brings all his works there and eventually becomes famous. -
Maria Theresa takes the throne
Maria Theresa becomes leader of Austria -
Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
Had many wars with Austria and its allies. He expanded Prussia's land. -
Denis Diderot published the first volume of his Encyclopedia
This lets people see new things and encourage others to make more and research more about it. -
Seven Years' War begins
England and France would dispute over land and eventually the English would win. -
The Seven Years War begins
Maria becomes allies with France and fight for territories -
Joseph Priestly seperates oxygen from the air
People can extract oxygen and use it whenever they want such as going diving and such. -
The start of the Partition of Poland
This let countries know what lands they had and let Poland have saftey for a little bit. -
British Army and American Militia exchange fire at Lexington.
This starts the American Revolutionary War with England. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
This lets the United States start is fight for freedom from the British. -
Joseph II abolishes serfdom in Austria
He sets a trend for rulers not to have serfdom but after his death serfdom re apperared. -
Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
This ended the War letting the United States gain there independence. -
Constitution is signed
Set the laws for the United States. -
First slaves revolt in Hispaniola
More slaves would stand up for what they believe in.
