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Period: Jan 30, 1390 to
Chapter 19-20 events
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Jan 28, 1394
Prince Henry of Portugal is born
Henry the Navigator was an important figure in 15th-century Portuguese politics and in the early days of the Portuguese Empire. -
Jul 17, 1402
Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor
The Yongle Emperor was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China, reigning from 1402 to 1424. -
Period: Dec 18, 1403 to
Renaissance
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Jan 29, 1405
Zheng He captains his first voyage
Zheng He commanded a fleet of 317 ships, almost 28,000 men, their arms and supplies. The fleet included several massive "treasure ships," approximately 400 feet long and 160 feet wide. -
Dec 16, 1408
Donatello creates his David statue
The commission came from the operai of the cathedral of Florence, who intended to decorate the buttresses of the tribunes of the cathedral with 12 statues of prophets. -
Dec 16, 1439
Johan Gutenburg invents the Printing Press
Gutenberg's movable type printing press initiated nothing less than a revolution in print technology. His press allowed writings to be mass produced at relatively affordable costs. -
Dec 16, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years. -
Dec 16, 1453
The Hundred Years' War Ends
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois for control of the Kingdom of France. Each side drew many allies into the war. -
Jan 29, 1482
Ferdinand & Isabella end war with Muslims
The Granada War was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada. It ended with the defeat of Granada, ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula -
Jan 28, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
The first European to reach the cape was the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias 12 March in 1488, who named it the "Cape of Storms". It was later renamed by John II of Portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" -
Oct 12, 1492
C. Columbus spots land in North America
Early in the morning on October 12, 1492, a sailor looked out to the horizon from the bow of his sailing ship, the Pinta, and saw land. After 10 long weeks at sea, from the port of Palos, Spain, Columbus and his crews saw the New World. -
Jun 7, 1494
Spain and POrtugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed at Tordesillas on 7 June 1494 and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and Spanish Empire. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco de Gama lands in India
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route, as well as the Atlantic and the Indian oceans entirely. -
Jan 29, 1502
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast
The expeditions became widely known in Europe after two accounts attributed to Vespucci were published between 1502 and 1504. In 1507, Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the new continent America after the feminine Latin version of Vespucci's first name, which is Americus. -
Dec 16, 1503
Leonardo Da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa
Historians agree that Leonardo commenced the painting of Mona Lisa in 1503, working on it for approximately four years and keeping it himself for some years after -
Dec 16, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo replaced a blue ceiling dotted with stars. Originally, the pope asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling with a geometric decoration, and place the twelve apostles in spandrels around the decoration. -
Dec 20, 1511
Raphael paints School Of Athens
The School of Athens is one of the most famous items by Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. -
Dec 18, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis
Luther's 95 Theses centers on correcting practices within the Catholic Church regarding baptism, absolution, and more. Also, the Theses reject the idea of indulgences. -
Jan 30, 1519
H.Cortez lands on Mexican coast
Velasquez appointed Hernan Cortes as Captain-General of the Armada and sent him off to follow the rumor that there had been new land spotted. Cortes’ armada arrived at Veracruz on Holy Thursday of 1519. -
Jan 30, 1522
First slave revolts in Hispaniola
Enslavement of African people was widespread in the colonial Americas, and one of the most brutal slave labor systems was on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The earliest known slave revolt in the New World took place here in 1522. -
Period: Mar 6, 1523 to
Chapter 21 - Absolute Monarchs
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Nov 16, 1532
F. Pizarro meets Atahualpa
On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand. -
Dec 16, 1532
Machiavelli writes The Prince
The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. -
Mar 5, 1533
'21' Ivan The Terrible becomes the First Czar
Ivan IV came to throne in 1553 when he was only three years old. -
Jan 30, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
On March 19, 1534, Cartier was assigned the mission of undertaking the voyage of this kingdom to the New Lands to discover certain islands and countries where there are said to be great quantities of gold and other riches. -
Dec 18, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536. She was executed for adultery, incest, and treason. She was executed in London. -
Dec 18, 1537
Edward VI is born
Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine -
Dec 18, 1541
Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General.Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope -
Dec 18, 1553
Mary I becomes Queen
Mary I was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. Her executions of Protestants caused her opponents to give her the nickname "Bloody Mary". -
Mar 2, 1555
'21' Charles V agrees to to the Peace of Augsburg
Charles v unwillingly agreed to the Peace of Augsburg. It allowed German princes to chooseothe religion for their territory. -
Mar 2, 1556
'21' Philip II inherits three countries
Ferdinand's son, Philip II, inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American Colonies. -
Dec 18, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Her mother was Anne Boleyn. She was an Anglican and died in 1603. -
Mar 4, 1562
'21' Religious wars create a crisis
Between 1562 and 1598, Huguenots and Catholics fought 8 religious wars. Chaos spread through France. -
English East India Company is founded
The British East India Company was a privately owned company which was established to create profitable trade with countries in the region of Asia called the "East Indies". Granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth in 1600, it became one of the most powerful mercantile organizations in the world by maintaining a monopoly on the importation of exotic goods from India into Britain. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
The Dutch East India was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia. It is often considered to have been the first multinational corporation in the world and it was the first company to issue stock. -
'21' Don Quixote de la Mancha gets published
The publicatoin of Don Quixote de la Mancha is sometimes called the birth of the modern European novel. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
In the spring of 1611, Hudson intended to search for a western outlet from James Bay. But the crew mutinied and set Hudson adrift in a small boat with his son, John, and seven loyal crewmen. Hudson and his party were never seen again. -
William Shakespeare dies
William Shakespeare was a famous playwright who lived between the years 1564 to 1616. Two of his most famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. He also wrote many sonnets. -
'21' The Thirty Years' War
Starting in the 1618, the Protestand Union and the Catholic League fought. It was a conflict over religion, territory, and for power among European ruling families. -
'21' Charles I takes the throne
in 1625, James I died. Charles I, his son, took the throne. Charles always needed money- in part because he was at war with both Spain and France. Several times when Parliament refused to give him funds, he dissolved it. -
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Chapter 22
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Galileo publishes Dialogue Concerning the Two Cheif World Systems
The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems was a 1632 Italian-language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the traditional Ptolemaic system -
Rene Descartes lays out his scientific method in Discourse on Method
Rene Descartes' major work on scientific method was the Discourse that was published in 1637. -
'21' English Civil War
From 1642 to 1649, supporters and opponents of King Charles fought the English Civil War. -
'21' Louis XIV becomes king of France
The efforts of Henry IV and Richelieu to strengthen the French monarchy paved the way for the most powerful ruler in French history, Louis XIV. -
Thomas Hobbes outlines the social contract in Leviathan
Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. The book concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. -
'21' Charles II
During his reign, Parliament passed an important guarentee of freedom, habeas corpus. This law gave every prisoner the right to obtain a document ordering that the prisoner be brought before a judge. -
La Salle claims Mississippi River for Spain
La Salle named the entire area of the Mississippi watershed Louisiana after king Louis XIV of France. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, to an English naval squadron. Following its capture, New Amsterdam's name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. -
Isaac Newton publishes Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
One of the most important works in the history of modern science is Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.This was revolutionizing because it provided an exact quantitative description of the motions of visible bodies, the significance of which is apparent in Newton’s laws of motion. -
Two Treatises on Government by John Locke
Two Treatises on Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. -
'21' Peter The Great takes the throne
In 1696, Peter became the sole ruler of Russia. He is known to history as Peter the Great, because he was one of Russia's greatest reformers. -
'21' War of Spanish Succession
England, Austria, the Dutch Republic, Portugal, and several German and Italian states joined together against France and Spain. -
Gabe Fehrenheit makes the first mercury-in-glass thermometer
in 1717, He moved his points to 32 degrees and 96 derees in order to remove fractions. -
'21' Ruusia builds a New Capital
Work on the new capital, St. Petersburg, began in 1703. Ships could sail down the Neva River into the Baltic Sea and on to western Europe. -
'21' War of Austrian Succession
Maria Theresa succeded her father, just five months after Frederick II became king of Prussia. Frederick sent his army to occupy Silesia, beginning the war -
Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
Frederick's achievements during his reign included his military victories, his reorganization of Prussian armies, and his final success against great odds in the Seven Years' War. He became known as Frederick the Great. -
Seven Years' war begins
In the early 1750s, French expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies. 1756 was the first official year of fighting in the Seven Years War- -
'21' The Seven Years' War
In 1756, Frederick attacked Saxony, an Austrian ally. Fought in Europe, India, and North America, the war lasted until 1763. -
Mary Wollstonecraft is born
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. -
The start of the Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland were a series of three partitions that took place towards the end of the 18th century. The First Partition of Poland was decided on August 5, 1772 -
Fire exchanged at Lexington, Massachusetts
On April 19, 1775, British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
56 delegates in Philadelphia signed the Declaration of Independence, a statement announcing that the thirteen American colonies were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of Great Britain. -
Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to an end. -
Joseph II abolishes serfdom in Austria
Joseph abolished serfdom in November 1781 he issued a decree allowing any peasant to move away from his village, to engage in any trade of his choosing, and to wed whomever he wished, all without asking permission of his lord. -
Constitution is signed
The Constitution was written and signed in Philadelphia in Independence Hall. The same place the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Beethoven Dies
In 1826, Beethoven caught a cold coming back from his brother’s place, with whom he had argued again. He passed away surrounded by his closest friends on March 26th 1827, just as a storm broke out.
