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Period: Jan 1, 1390 to
Chapter 19-20
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Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry is Born
He was an important politician in 15th century Portgual. He is regarded as the main initiator of the Age of Exploration. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Chapter 17 Timeline
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Jul 14, 1402
Yonglo becomes MIng Emperor
WIthout Yonglo, Zheng He wouldn't have the chance to captian any of his major voyages. -
Jul 11, 1405
Zheng He captains first Voyage
WIthout Zheng He, the Yonglo empire would not have been able to have as much success. He served as commander of the southern capital Nanjing. -
Jan 1, 1408
Donatello creates "David"
Donatello was commisioned to create a statue of David in 1408. David was seen as an effective political symbol.He was also seen as a religious hero. -
Jan 1, 1450
John Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
John Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1450. The printing press made books cheaper so more people could have them in their household. The printing press also made the literacy rate increase. -
Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War Ends
England and France stopped fighting. Solidified both as countries. It gave both countries a sense of nationalism. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
The fall of Constantinople ended the Roman Empire. Some people believe that it was the end of the middle ages. The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople also dealt a massive blow to Christendom -
Mar 12, 1488
B. Dias reaches Cape of Good Hope
The discovery of the passage around southern Africa was significant because, for the first time, Europeans realized they could trade directly with India and the other parts of Asia, bypassing the overland route through the Middle East -
Jan 2, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella end war with Muslims
Castile was the main beneficiary of the war, as it had also spent by far the majority of the money and manpower to prosecute it, and completely annexed Granada. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus spots land in North America
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Jul 2, 1494
Spain and Portugal Treaty of Tordesillas
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May 20, 1498
Vasco De Gama lands in India
Linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route, as well as the Atlantic and the Indian oceans entirely and definitively. It opened the way for an age of global imperialism and for the Portuguese to establish a long-lasting colonial empire in Asia. -
Jan 1, 1499
Amerigo Vespucci charts New World Coast
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Jan 1, 1503
(22) Nicolaus Copernicus begins studying planetary movement
He formulated a model of the universe that said everything revolved around the sun. He published his findings just before his death in 1543. His findings triggered the Copernican Revolution and made an important contribution to the Scientific Revolution. -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo Da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa
It is believed that Da Vinci started painting the Mona LIsa between 1503-1506. The Mona Lisa is not and will never finished. It is one of the most famous paintings in the world. -
Period: Apr 1, 1503 to
Chapter 22
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Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
It is believed that Michelangelo painted the chapel between 1508-1512. It illustrates the whole doctrine of the Catholic Church. It changed the course of western art. -
Jan 1, 1509
Raphael paints School of Athens
Raphael painted the ceiling somewhere between 1509-1511. The Stanza della Segnatura was the first of the room to be decorated. The picture has long been seen as "Raphael's masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
The first copies appear to be contributed in 1513. The Prince is considered to be one of the first works of modern philosophy. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther posts his 95 thesis
Luther argued that the sale of indulgences was a gross violation of the original intention of confession and penance, and that Christians were being falsely told that they could find absolution through the purchase of indulgences. The Protestant churhces came from his 95 thesis. -
Feb 1, 1519
Cortez lands on Mexican Coast
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Nov 15, 1532
Pizzaro meets Atahualpa
Pizzaro and his Spanish troops killed some of the Inca and captured Atahualpa, and Spain took over their tribe. Pizzaro had Atahualpa executed after holding him in prison for a while. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
The childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII by second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was executed two and a half years after Elizabeth's birth. She was a Protestant, but kept Catholic symbols, and downplayed the role of sermons in defiance of a key Protestant belief -
May 10, 1534
Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada
He claimed what is now Canada for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. He named it "The Country of Canadas", -
May 2, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
Henry had Anne investigated for treason. She was found guilty and was sent to the Tower of London. Four days later she was beheaded. she has inspired or been mentioned in numerous artistic and cultural works. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
He was crowned as king when he was 9. Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant. -
Apr 19, 1541
Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuit order
Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the pope. After being seriously wounded, he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery. Ignatius' feast day is celebrated on July 31. Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1547 to
Chapter 21
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Jan 16, 1547
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan had a good period and a bad period while ruling. He is known as Ivan the Terrible because he turned against many boyars and accusing them of murdering his wife. He also killed his oldest son, and his 2nd son couldn't take over so Russia picked Michael Romanov to rule -
Jul 1, 1553
Mary I becomes Queen
She was the queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 to her death. Her excutions of the Protestants caused everyone to call her "Bloody Mary". She restored Roman Catholicism. -
Jul 29, 1566
(21) Dutch Revolt
In 1566, angry mobs swept through Catholic churches. On a single day, the duke excecuted 1.500 Protestants that were suspected rebels. 1579, seven northern provinces in the Netherlands became the United Provinces of the Netherlands -
Jan 1, 1580
(21) Philip Inherits Spain
Philip II takes over. He became very wealthy because of all of the gold and silver he was claiming as "Royal Share". He had a standing army of 50,000 men. He also defended Catholicism. -
(21) Defeat of Spanish Armada
- The loss dealt a crippling blow to Spain. They lost their status as top world power. It also left a power vacuum other nations tried to fill. Opened the way for the rest of Europe to explore the Americas.
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English East Company is founded
The East India Company was originally chartered as the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies. The company eventually came to rule large areas of India with its own private armies, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. -
Dutch East India Company is founded
The Dutch East India company is often considered to have been the first multinational corporation in the world. It was the first company to issue stock. -
(22) Kepler mathematically proves Copernicus and Brahe
Kepler concluced that certain mathematical laws govern planetary movement, and with those, he proved that Copernicus was correct. This started Heliocentrism. -
Henry Hudson is last seen
He explored the river which eventually was named for him, and laid the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region. The mutineers cast Hudson, his son and 7 others away and they were never seen again. -
Shakespeare Dies
There has been speculation on physical appearance, sexuality, religious beliefs. We also don't know if some of his work was written by others or by him. Shakespeare's work has made a lasting impression on later theatre and literature. He raised potential of characterisation, plot, language, and genre -
(21)Thirty Years War
The Peace of Westpha;ia ended the war. It weakened the Hapsburg states of Spain and Austria. It strengthened France by awarding it German Territory. It made German princes independent of the Holy Roman Emperor. Ended religious wars in Europe. Introduced a new method of peace negotiation. The treaty abandoned the idea of Catholic empire that would rule most of Europe. -
(21) Cardinal Richelie gives France more power
First, he moved agaisnt the Huguenots. Then he sought to weaken the nobles' power. Richelieu invovled France in the Thirty Years' War so they could rule all around France. -
(21) Charles I fights parliament
Charles always needed money, but when parliament didn't give him funds, he dissolved them. In 1628, he had to call parliament back. He agreed to a document known as he Petition of Right, but he ignored it anyway. -
(22) Galileo publishes his findings in the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
This book presented the ideas of Copernicus adn Ptolemy, but it clearly showed that he supported the Copernicus Theory. Under fear of torture from Rome, he said that he thought the Copernicus Theory was false. His books and ideas still spread all over Europe. -
(22) Hobbes outlines the social contract in Leviathan
He said that people should give up their rights to a strong rule in exchange for law and order. This idea is the foundation of most later Western political philosophy. -
(21) Charles II Restoration
Charles II restored the theater, dancing, and sporting events. Parliament passed haveas corpus. He restored the monarchy, the period of his rule is called Restoration. -
New Netherlands becomes New York
The Dutch surrendered the colony of New Netherland to the English, who subsequently renamed it New York after the king’s brother, the Duke of York. This gave the English control of many rivers and trade routes. -
La Salle claims Mississippi River for Spain
He canoed down the Mississippi River in 1682, naming the Mississippi basin "La Louisiane" in honor of Louis XIV. On April 9, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, La Salle buried an engraved plate and a cross, claiming the territory for France -
(22) Newton published his law of gravity
States that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. It continues to be used as an excellent approximation of the effects of gravity in most applications. -
(21) Political Changes
William and Mary recognized parliament as a partner, making England a constitutional monarchy. The cabinet came to be when government came to a stand still. -
(22) Locke justifies rebellion in Two Treaties on Government
The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism. The Second Treatise outlines Locke's ideas for a more civilized society based on natural rights and contract theory.He helped lay the foundation of those superstructures which have been raised in the Physical & Moral sciences. -
(21) Peter the Great and his Great Embassy
To westernize Russia, Peter the Great went on the Great Embassy to Europe in ragged clothes to find out how Europe did everything. -
(21) War of Spanish Succession
Bourbans increase in power threatened other countries. Everyonejoined together against Spain and France. The war ended in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht. Great Britian was the big winner. -
(21) Westernizing Russia
Peter tried to westernize Russia by introducing potatoes, starting Russias first newspaper, raising womens status, and orderng nobles to switch to Western Fashions. -
(21) Louis XIV Dies
He left a mixed legacy to France. France was a power to be reckoned with but staggering debts and resentment over the loyal abuse of power would plague Louis XIV's heirs. -
(22) Voltaire is exiled to England
When he was exiled, he experienced Great Britian's consitutional monarchy and how they supported the freedom of speech and religion. At a dinner, the mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine proposed buying up the lottery that was organized by the French government to pay off its debts and Voltaire joined him and got rich. -
(21) Prussia and Austria Fight
Frederick the Great thought that since Maria Theresa was a woman, she would not be able to fight back. Britian joined Austria to fight France, which was Prussia's ally. Maria Theresa stopped Prussia's aggression, but she lost Silesia at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. -
(22) Frederick the Great begins his reign in Prussia
His goal was to modernize and unite his country. Frederick established Prussia as the fifth and smallest European great power by using the resources his frugal father had cultivated. -
Seven Years' War Begins
It involved most of the great powers of the time and affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris, and was a great success for Great Britian. -
(21) Seven Years' War
The war didn't change territory in Europe. Frace lost its colonies in North America, and Britain gained sole economic domination of India. This set the stage for further British expansion in India. -
(22) Wollstonecraft is born
She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason. Today Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and work as important influences. -
(22) Partition of Poland
Russia, Prussia and Austria all wanted land that was called Poland. Poland had no chance fighting off three countries at once. This resulted in Poland being completely wiped off the map for 123 years. They are back now though. -
(22) Cathy puts down the serf rebellion
Serfs were bound to the land they tilled. Children of serfs were born into serfdom and worked the same land their parents had. The serfs had very limited rights, but they were not exactly slaves. Following the rebellion, certain political powers were broken up and divided among various agencies, and elected officials were introduced. -
(22) British Army and America Militia exchange fire in Lexington
The first military fighting between Britian and its colonies was here. It is known as the shot heard around the world because the war involved so many countries. This started the war which helped the colonies break away from Great Britian. -
(22) Declaration of Independence is signed
The 13 colonies declared independence from Great Britian. This was when they were at war with Great Britian. It made the US we live in today possible. -
(22) Joseph II abolishes serfdom in Austria
Jospeh saw that getting rid of the feudal system would allow peasants to pay higher tax rates to the state. Joseph’s primary objection to feudalism was economic, but his feelings told him that serfdom was inhuman. His reforms were withdrawn when he died. -
(22) Delegates sign the Constitution
The goal was to create a new government rather than fixing the old one. The result of the Convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States. -
First slave revolts in HIspaniola
It is the only slave revolt that led to a state. It is considered as the most successful slave rebellion ever.
