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Feb 5, 1054
Great Schism
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Feb 5, 1215
Magna Carta
Great charter. Document signed by King John in 1215. Gives rights to common citizens -
Mar 25, 1494
Treaty of Torsedillas
Catholic church split the entire globe between Portugal and spain. Important because it did not work since other nations had interest in world colonization -
The Victorian Era
- Longest in British History• Characteristics - Respectability- Duty- Thrift- Honesty• British middle class established• 1833- bans slavery• 1847- improved working conditions• 1850- limits death penalty • 1900s- unemployment and pensions• Impact: little socialist movement in England
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Franco Prussian War.
• Otto von Bismark baits France into war• Unprepared, France is smashed• Napoleon III captured• Germans capture paris w/siege → Parisians eat rats and circus animals -
Thomas Becket
Archbishop of canterbury from 1162 all the way till his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both Catholic Church and Anglican communion -
William the Conqueror (bastard)
He only spoke french and he changed the english language. Conquered England on Christmas day, 1066 -
Black Death
A.K.A the Bubonic Plague started with the Mongols, Mongols conquered Asia in which doing so spread the disease, European sailors trade with china and the sailors got sick and returned to England with the disease and disease ridden rats, diseased people have fleas and the fleas spread the disease between other people, then people die. -
Korea Isolation
Korea isolated itself from the worldJapan invaded in 1590 and destroyed the landGreat navigators- maps to the MediterraneanAnti-European -
Manchu Conquest
The Manchu conquered the Ming Dynasty & took over.Manchu- Qing(ching)- 1 “Chinese” in charge.Chinas economy & population grew under the Manchu.Ruled Chinas longest Empire. Kicked out all westerners. -
Reconquista
700 year war to drive Muslims out of Spain.Ends in 1492 with the conquest of Granada.How would this give Spain an advantage in the New World?How would this impact Spain? -
Cortés
Cortés comes to America with one thing on his mind: gold.For a split second the Aztecs thought he was QuetzalcoatlNext, the Aztecs sent him gifts begging him to go awayMuch of the Aztec empireThe Aztecs became infected with Small PoxThe Europeans had a technological advantage -
William the Conqueror
William the conqueror• Duke of Normandy- Viking Descendent• William the Bastard- Father: Duke of Normandy- Mother: Tanners daughter• Ferocious - Make fun of mom= chop off hands and feet- Proposal turned down= tackle woman in the street by braids• Conquers England on Christmas Day, 1066• Battle tactic:- Pretend to flee in panic- Turn around and kill pursuers- Run away again• William’s problem:- Illiterate- Only speaks French- People in England speak English• William’s solution -
Columus
• Bad guy- Genocide in NA- Torture• Explorer - Spain- 1st major European northamerican contact- 4 voyages• Industry- Slavery -
Scientific Advancements
During the 1500s and 1600s there were advances & discoveries in medicine & chemistry• Boyle discovered elements & chemical compounds.• Harvey discovered the circulation of blood flow.• Van Leeuwenhoek perfected microscope and was first to see cells -
Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)
• Daughter of henry and Catherine of argon• Gains power by beheading rival Lady Jane Grey• Policy: Make England catholic again.• Burn non-catholics -
Protestant Reformation
• Church is…- Fighting wars- Building lavish churches- Extorting money from average church goers• Spoils of war• Taxes/Tithes• Indulgences • Based on the idea of purgatory• Buying indulgences= less time in purgatory • Martin luther- Catholic monk- Triggered protests against the catholic church in 1517- Wrote 95 theses -
French Revolution
• Violence • Start?- New ideas about government- Hungry - Only the poor people were taxed• Declaration of rights of man – gives rights to all (1st phase)• Reign of terror – committee of public safety (2nd phase)• Napoleon Bonaparte (3rd phase) -
Thomas Hobbs
• All people are born into a state of nature• State of nature:- no authority - only as safe as you are strong and smart• solution - people allow themselves to be governed - citizens give up certain rights for the protection of all- people can eliminate a government when they want to -
European trade with china
• China had advanced goods. Demanded payment for trade.• Foreigners can trade with supervision.• After trade season was over foreigners were kicked out. -
Prussia
• Religion divided the German states• Religion split the HRE which lead to the 30 years’ war• 30 years’ war was not good for Germany • Mercenaries which were soldiers for hire • War led to depopulation • 1648 the exhausted combatants accepted a series of treaties known as the peace of Westphalia.• Hapsburgs are a royal family• Created an empire, which included Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, and parts of Poland and Italy.• Prussia is Austria’s biggest rival• Northern Germany • Rivalries wer -
Shaka Zulu
Was a ruthless leader. Shaka waged wars on many nearby peoples between the years 1818, 1828. By encouraging rival groups to forget their differences he absorbed young men and women into Zulu regiments -
Encomienda System
Christianize native americans and make money. Essential slavery. Killed millions of Indians and led to depopulation -
Storming of the Bastille
people attack fortress that held political prisoners and thought building ha weapons too. Important because it was the beginning of the French revolution. -
Karl Marx
• Born in Germany, 1818• Upper- middle class home• Attended the University of Bonn• Wrote for newspapers in Germany and Paris.• University advancement was closed to him by the government• His newspapers were shut down for radical ideas.• Moved to France in 1843, meets revolutionaries and begins forming his version of socialism
