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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
series of religious wars between the Christans and Muslims
Fought for holy land(aka Land of Israel)
crusades were unsuccessful but expanded trade routes -
1300
Renaissance
1300-1600
Huge art change(like the cistine chapel)
birth of Humanism
reformation and protestantism -
1337
100 year war
1337-1453
France vs England
actually lasted 116 years
Joan of Arc helped lead France -
1347
Black death begins in Europe
1347-1351
spread by tics on rats
killed almost all of europe
believed to have existed because of sin -
Period: 1405 to 1433
Zheng He's Voyages
Chinese diplomat explorer
commanded expeditionary voyages to southeast Asia, south Asia, western Asia, and east Africa.
He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle. -
1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Joan of Arc was a girl who was sent by the angles to lead France
England couldnt handle being beat by a girl
she was called a witch and got burned -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
made in germany
published the bible
helped marco polo spread his book -
1453
Fall of Constantiople
many days of cannons being shot at the walls
men were allowed to pillage the town for a few days
trade route now held by muslims -
1473
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chpel
refuses to do it at first, but then goes to do it
takes 4 years to make
does it by laying on a tall wooden stand -
1478
Start of the Spanish Inquisition
Made to keep catholic orthodoxy
operated in Spain and Spanish colonies
around 15,000 people were prosecuted -
Period: 1491 to 1547
King Henry VII Reign
Made the church of england because the pope wouldnt let him divorce his wife
Had 6 wives
kept divorcing and killing his wives until he had a son -
1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
thinks its the west indies
doesnt recongize it as new land
not very nice to the natives -
Period: 1492 to
Columbian Exchange
Began because of Columbus
brought animals,foods, and different goods to countries that didnt have this stuff
spread disease -
1506
Mona Lisa completed
No one knows who the girl is
is one of Leonardo's most famous paintings
some people think the painting is him as a woman -
1514
Battle of Chaldiran
ottomons vs safavid
ottomons won
ottomons annexed eastern Antolia -
1517
Martin Luther post 95 Theses
Posts 95 theses on church door
talks about the sins of the churches, like induldgeneces
doesnt repent, hides out in germany -
1519
Cortez Conquers Aztecs
gets them to kill their leader
makes them all slaves
steals their resources (especially gold) -
Period: 1520 to 1566
Sultan Suleyman Reign
known as the magnificent
gained control of the easter mediterranean and north africa coast
reformed tax system -
1521
Cortez Defeats Aztecs
Cortez leads attack against the Aztecs
few soldiers against thousands of Aztecs
Gets own people to kill their emporer -
1532
"The Prince"
A 16th century political book about how to rule with violence
The author is Niccolo Machivellie
published in 1532 -
1532
Pizarro defeats Incas
At first Pizarro was denied his conquest
They defeated the Incas which lived in the high Ande Mountains of Peru
Pizarro became a soldier in 1502 -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter Reformation
Then church gets together and changes some rules
gets a rid of induldgneces
began the council of Trent -
Period: 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth's Reign
queen of england and ireland
kept her fathers church
seen as short tempered -
Period: to
Slave trade
Trade of slaves from Africa to Americas
Slaves were treated poorly
10-25% of the slaves died -
Period: to
Era of the Samurai
Elite soldiers that focused on loyalty above all
would commit suicide if they did something wrong
practiced Zen Budihism -
William Shakespeare's Death
he passed in april
52 when he died
some people think he drank to hard -
Taj Mahal Completed
built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
in memory of Shah Jahan's wife
different parts of it was completed at different times -
Lord George McCartney Expelled
Lord George McCartney traveled to china
would not bow down to the emperor
Lord George McCartney was trying to convince them to trade with him -
Period: to
Opium war
China vs England
fighting about englands trade of opium
consisted of 2 wars
