World History Timeline Wardlow Seth

By Seth Wardlow
  • Sep 1, 1096

    Crusades are fought

    Crusades are fought
    The crusades were a series of religious and Political wars.
  • Sep 1, 1300

    Renaissance begins

    Renaissance begins
    The renaissance is a rebirth. The renaissance also started in Italy. The renaissance spread from Italy to northern Europe.
  • Oct 1, 1347

    Black Death Begins in Europe

    Black Death Begins in Europe
    Killed 1/3 of the entire population. It originated in Asia or Mongolia.
  • Sep 1, 1439

    Johannes Gutenberg - printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg - printing press
    He was a german blacksmith who introduced printing to Europe. HIs introduction to mechanical movable type print started a printing revolution.
  • Sep 1, 1480

    Magellan starts his around the world trip

    Magellan starts his around the world trip
    magellan started his journey with 5 ships to discover a new route to the spice islands. He also had a crew of 270 people but only 18 returned.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    1st voyage of Columbus

    1st voyage of Columbus
    Columbus and his crew were the first to find land in the Americas. It was a Spanish based expodtition.
  • Jul 1, 1497

    Da Gama lands in India

    Da Gama lands in India
    He becomes the first European to reach India via atlantic ocean. He rounded the cape of good hope and anchored at Malindi.
  • Sep 1, 1500

    Slave trade across atlantic

    Slave trade across atlantic
    Slaves were being trade across the Atlantic ocean from the 15th through the 19th centuries.
  • Sep 1, 1502

    Naming of the "new world"

    Naming of the "new world"
    The Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci was a navigator that traveled to the new world.
  • Sep 1, 1504

    Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa

    Da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
    Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa for Francesco del Giocondo.
  • Sep 1, 1508

    Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
    This was a cornerstone of high renaissance work. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus VI. The chapel was painted at the commission of Pope Julius II.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin luther posts 95 theses

    Martin luther posts 95 theses
    He out lined all the things the catholic church was doing wrong. It starts the Protestant revolution.
  • Nov 15, 1532

    Pizzaro invades the inca empire

    Pizzaro invades the inca empire
    He sailed down to Peru then led his army up the andes mountains.They reached the inca town of Cajamarca and executed the last inca emperor.
  • Sep 1, 1545

    Council of Trent

    Council of Trent
    This was the churches most important ecumenical council. It was described as the counter reformation. They also went over what problems the church had.
  • Sep 1, 1562

    Henry VIII founds anglican church

    Henry VIII founds anglican church
    The church of England broke from rome because the pope wouldn't divorce king henry and his wife.