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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1291
Crusades are fought
The Crusades was a series of several military campaigns, relating to the papacy. The Roman Catholic wanted to re-capture the Holy Land from the Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1337
100 Years War begins
1337 The Hundred Years War between England and France began when France confiscated Gascony from Edward III. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
25 million people died from the Black Death which was brought over by fleas on rats. -
Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance begins
The Renaissance was the "rebirth" of literature, art, etc. It changed the economy and gave people the chance to spend extra money on other things. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty in China
"One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history." First rules were a series of policies to reduce the peasants' burden and to resume the production of the whole society. -
Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Jan 1, 1433
Voyages of Zheng He
On each voyage Zheng He was acting as the messenger of the Ming court. No matter what country he visited, he called on the ruler of the land, presenting to him valuable gifts in token of China's sincere desire to develop friendly relations and inviting the host sovereign to send emissaries to China. -
Jan 1, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
King Charles VII sent Joan as part of a relief mission. After a few swift victories she was captured and handed over to the English and then put on trial. Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake at 19 years old -
Jan 1, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The city was conquered by the Ottomans under the command of Sultan II. Mehmed. A new era started on the world and a new balance came through by the conquest of Constantinople. -
Oct 17, 1455
Johannes Gutenberg- printing press
It introduced the era of mass communication. The printing press was used to print the Bible. -
Jan 1, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbus asked Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to fund his first voyage reject for four years. They finally were allowed to go through the the plan and took three ships: the Nina, Pinta, the Santa Maria -
Jan 1, 1492
Jews, gypsies and moors expelled from Spain
The terms of the Treaty to the Jews and gypsies where broken after seven years; they were allowed to keep there traditions just not use their language -
Jan 1, 1497
Da Gama lands in India
The 1st Europeans to reach India -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Slave trade across Atlantic
There was a shortage of laborers on plantations in Europe. They first used Natives. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
The Empire's economic strength came from its location on the trade routes and when the Empire declined, it became corrupt -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming of the 'New World"
Writer Martin Waldseemuller named the new contient after Amerigo Vespucci for discovering the mainland -
Period: Jan 1, 1503 to Jan 1, 1506
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
He wasn't only and artist he was also a utility man and also painted the Mona Lisa -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistene Chapel
Lorenzo de Medici invited Michelangelo live in his own and painted and he sculpted Virgin Mary with dead Christ in her arms and King David sculpture -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Began Protestant Reformation and stated that you could not rid your sins through labor; indulgences was a fake race to the faith -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
Named the Pacific ocean Mar Pacifico -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire begins
Invaders into India from Afghanistan. Began when the founder Babur's victory over Ibrahim Lodi in the first Battle of Panipat -
Jan 1, 1533
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth persecuted anyone who worship Catholicism; Protestant at heart. Passed Supremacy Act of 1559. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
First king to allow the Bible in English -
Jan 1, 1537
Pizarro invades the Inca Empire
Executed the last Inca emperor Atahuallpa ending the 300 years of Inca civilization -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory
First recorded to put the sun int he middle of the universe instead of the earth. Believed the Earth orbited around the Sun instead of the sun orbiting around the Earth -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Council of Trent
Convened by Pope Paul III 1545-1563. All church leaders met with the purpose of defining the Catholic doctrines; attempt to dismiss any claims made by the Protestant Reformation -
Period: Jan 1, 1556 to
Phillip II rules Spain
During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. -
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Oliver Cromwell rules England
Diveded England into 11 area and each was governed by a major-generals -
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Age of Enlightenment
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
America's first permanant English colony. I was founded in Virginia. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism. -
Qing Dynasty in China begins
Overthrowed the Ming Dynasty. Were afraid that they would influence his people and then chinese customs wouldn't be remembered -
Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan
The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. -
Peter I (the Great) becomes Czar
He reorganized the government and introduced a new poll tax. -
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Catherine the Great rules Russia
Elizabeth died so Catherine took over. Due to this, Russia was revitalized under her reign, growing larger and stronger than ever and becoming recognized as one of the great powers of Europe. -
U.S. Constitution is ratified
When a bill of rights was proposed in Congress, the Constitution was ratified. -
French Revolution begins
King Louis XVI needed money. His financial crisis forced the French monarch to levy a new land tax that would hopefully solve his money problem. -
Reign of Terror begins
Point in history were people were kill for minor reasons, started when Louis XVI died -
Napleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, 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. -
Napoleon defeated @ Waterloo
Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte -
Tokugawa Shogunate ends
Was over thrown by an alliances by several powerful daimyo
