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Aug 1, 1096
the crusades are fought
at least 10,000 europeans joined the military mission to take the Holy Land from the muslims. The first crusade lasted from 1096-1099. Crusaders marched down and recaptured jerusalem. 1096-1291 -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance begins
time of amazing art.
spread to northern europe.
insipred many artists to create amazing works of art. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 years war
between france and england
fought over land in france.
it lasted over 100 years and there were times of peace during the hundred years. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black death begins in eroupe
sread by fleas and rats.
killed over 100,000 people.
no cure found. -
Jan 1, 1368
ming dynasty in china
ruling dynasty of china for 276 years.
was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic han chinese.
attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty 1360-1644 -
Jan 1, 1368
qing dynasty
the last imperial dynasty of China.
It was preceded by the Ming dynasty.
The Qing multi-cultural empire lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state. -
Sep 30, 1405
Voyages of Zheng He
1405-1433
Served as commander of the southern capital Nanjing.
Led 7 voyages around the indian ocean as far as Africa.
He sailed wth uge fleets as many as 300 ships. -
Jan 1, 1431
joan of arc
19 years old
helped win the battle of orleans
13 when she heard a message from god
1920 became a saint -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
Dealt a massive blow to Christendom.
Led by 21 year old Ottaman Sultan mehmed II.
End of the Byzantine empire. -
Jan 1, 1455
printing press invented
bible was the first thing he publshed.
able to produce books way faster.
all writen in latin. -
Jan 1, 1492
jews,gypsies, and moors expelled fom spain
Cardinal Cisneros organized conversions of mass religious book burnnings.
the Moors paid lip-service to Christianity.
allowed to preserve their mosques and religious institutions, to retain the use of their language and to continue to abide by their own laws and customs. -
Sep 26, 1492
1st voyage of columbus
paid by queen isabella
didnt reach the mainland til his 3rd voyage
going east by heading west -
Jan 1, 1497
da gama lands in india
first european to reach india via the atlantic.
rounded the cape of good hope.
fell ill and died in cochin. -
Jan 1, 1500
Slave trade across atlantic
The lving conditions were terrible.
slaves had about 4 square feet of space on the boat across the atlantic.
millions of slaves were taken over across the ocean. -
Jan 1, 1501
Safavid empire
often considered the beginning of modern Persian history.
had its origin in the Safaviyya Sufi order.
empire met its demise in 1736. -
Jan 1, 1501
tokugawa shogunate ends
the final era of traditional Japanese government, culture and society before the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
presided over 250 years of peace and prosperity in Japan.
two powerful clans joined forces in early 1868 to seize power from the tokugawa. -
Oct 17, 1502
Naming of the new world
The name is feminine.
was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci.
the truth of the derivation have been set forth with profound cultural and political implications. -
Jan 1, 1503
Da Vinci paints the "mona lisa"
most visited peice of art
may have continued on it as late as 1517
painting of lisa del Giocondo -
Jan 1, 1508
michelangelo begins painting the systine chapel
forced to by pope leo x
all painting of stories from the bible
had help finishing it -
Sep 1, 1517
martin luther posted 95 theses
posted them on the front door of the church
critisized the power of the pope.
mostly about the sale of fake indulgences -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellen
Didnt mean to circum navigate the world.
was trying to find india.
died on his ship before he found india. -
Jan 1, 1526
Mugal empire begins
systematic, centralized, and uniform rule..
Battle of Panipa was there first battle.
The Mughal emperors were direct desendents of gehgis khan. -
Jan 1, 1529
Pizaro invades the incan empire
last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro's Spanish conquistadors.
Atahuallpa was consolidating his rule when Pizarro and his 180 soldiers appeared. -
Jan 1, 1534
henry viii founds anglican church
the king made himself the "supreme head" of the Church of England in place of the Pope.
A power struggle between English Protestants and Catholics ensued during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I.
King Henry dissolved England's monasteries, destroyed Catholic shrines, and ordered the Great Bible to be placed in all churches. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
Theory was that the earth was not the center of the universe.
Very famous and his ides are still used today.
Made a living as a doctor. -
Jan 1, 1545
Council of trent
held between 1545 and 1563.
one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.
Prompted by the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1547
Reign of terror begins
The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands.
used a machine called the " guillotine" for exection.
ncited by conflict between rival political factions. -
Jan 1, 1556
philip 11
Henry was his prediseser.
From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan.
Married queen Mary 1 -
Jan 1, 1558
Queen Elizabeth 1
Sometimes called The Virgin Queen.
Daughter of Henry 8th.
Daughter of anne bolynn -
age of enlightenment
was a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th-century.
Western Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
It spread across Europe and to the United States, continuing to the end of the 18th century. -
Jamestown founded
Some 100 English colonists arrive along the west bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown.
the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Jamestown came under attack from warriors from the local Algonquian Native American confederacy -
Louis XIV becomes king of france
know as "the sun king".
reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history.
began his personal rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister. -
Thomas hobbs writes the "leviathan"
an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy.
Leviathan established social contract theory, the foundation of most later Western political philosophy.
He was one of the founders of modern political philosophy and political science. -
Oliver cromwell rules england
Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649.
dismissed the Rump Parliament by force.
Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the British Isles. -
perter I(the great) become czar
was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725.
Russia was considered a leading eastern European state.
The mother of Peter came from the Naryshkin family. They wanted Peter as sole tsar of Russia. -
Catherine the great rules russia
was the most renowned and the longest ruling female leader of Russia.
Her reign was called Russia's golden age.
died at the age of 67. -
US constitution ratified
Constitutional convention held in the Independence hall, philidelphia.
new hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the constitution.
the constitution created a strong federal goverment nade with checks and balances. -
French revolution begins
was a period of radical social and political upheaval in france.
decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism.
External threats closely shaped the course of the Revolution. -
Napolean becomes emporer
the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years.
Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head.
he established the Napoleonic Code. -
Napolean defeated at waterloo
fought in presant day belgium
ened napoleans rule
fighting over france rule
