History Project 11/30/2015 By luluhistory Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1600 Time of great change in Europe Period: Jan 1, 1462 to Jan 1, 1505 Ivan III of Moscow makes many accomplishments Jan 1, 1500 Spain expells the Jews and Moors from the country Jan 1, 1500 Early 1500's: Copernicus takes interest in old Greek ideas suggesting that the sun is the center of the universe Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1800 Absolutism is practiced by many European monarchs Jan 1, 1520 Copernicus begins scientific revolution with the Heliocentric Theory Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1566 Suleyman I exercises power as sultan Jan 1, 1521 Hernando Cortes conquers Aztec Empire Jan 1, 1533 Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) comes to throne (3 years old) Jan 1, 1533 Fransisco Pizarro conquers Incan Empire Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus publishes his findings on the heliocentric theory into a book Jan 1, 1543 Vesalius publishes human anatomy textbook Jan 1, 1543 Andreas Vesalius publishes "On the Structure of the Human Body" Period: Jan 1, 1547 to Jan 1, 1560 Ivan IV's "good period" Jan 1, 1550 Tulips come from Turkey to Europe Jan 1, 1550 mid 1500's: Scholars begin publishing books that disucuss ideas that challenge words of ancient thinkers and the church Jan 1, 1555 Charles V unwillingly agrees to Peace of Ausburg Jan 1, 1556 Charles V divides empire Jan 1, 1556 Golden Age of Mughal Empire begins in India Jan 1, 1560 Ivan IV's "bad period" begins after Anastasia's death Period: Jan 1, 1562 to Jan 1, 1598 Huguenots and Catholics fight in 8 religious wars Jan 1, 1566 Angry Protestants sweep through Catholic Churches Jan 1, 1568 Spanish Duke of Alba executed 1500 Protestants and suspected rebels Jan 1, 1571 Pope calls on Catholic Princes to fight against the rising Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1572 Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris Jan 1, 1576 Jean Bodin defines absolute rule in a book Jan 1, 1579 7 Northern provinces of the Netherlands declare independence from Spain Jan 1, 1580 King of Portugal dies without an heir Jan 1, 1581 Ivan IV kills his oldest son and heir Jan 1, 1588 Phillip II sends Spanish Armada to destroy Elizabeth I Jan 1, 1589 Catherine de Medici and her last son die; Prince Henry inherits the throne Jan 1, 1590 Janssen invents the microscope Jan 1, 1598 Henry declares religious tolerance throughout France (Edict of Nantes) Jan 1, 1600 Netherlands prosper with the best banks and financially supported artists Jan 1, 1600 France has around 20 million people Jan 1, 1600 1600's: Louis XIV is most powerful monarch in Europe Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1699 17th Century is a period of upheaval in Europe Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1699 1600's: Two important thinkers help to advance the scientific method Jan 30, 1600 American mines have supplied Spain with around 339,000 lbs of gold Jan 1, 1603 Tokugawa Shoguns rule Japan Jan 1, 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes ruler of Japan Jan 1, 1605 Miguel de Cervantes publishes DonQuixote de la Mancha Jan 1, 1608 Lutherans join together in the Protestant Union Jan 1, 1609 Galileo builds his own telescope Jan 1, 1609 Kepler publishes first two laws of plenetary motion Jan 1, 1610 Henry is killed by a fanatic Jan 1, 1610 Galileo publishes a book with his recorded observations Jan 1, 1613 Representatives of Russian cities meet to choose the next tsar Period: Jan 1, 1613 to Jan 1, 1917 Romanov Dynasty Jan 1, 1616 Catholic Church warns Galileo not to support the Capernicus theory Jan 1, 1618 30 Years War begins Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1648 Thirty Years War Period: Jan 1, 1618 to Jan 1, 1630 Hapsburg armies from Austria and Spain crush the Protestants Jan 1, 1620 Bacon's book, Novum Organum (New Instrument) encourages experimental method Jan 1, 1622 Cardinal Mazarin dies. Louis XIV takes control of the government Jan 1, 1624 King Louis VIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as minister Jan 1, 1628 Harvey reveals how the human heart functions Jan 1, 1630 Gustavas Adolphus (Protestant) of Sweden and his army change the tide of the war Jan 1, 1632 Gustavas Adolphus is killed in battle Jan 1, 1632 Galileo publishes book talking about Copernicus and Ptolem's ideas Jan 1, 1632 Dutch painter, Rembrandt, paints scene from anatomy lesson Jan 1, 1633 Galileo stands before court under threat of torture Period: Jan 1, 1633 to Jan 1, 1637 Tulip mania reaches a peak Jan 1, 1635 Cardinal Richelieu sent French troops to help German and Sweedish Protestants Jan 1, 1636 Dutch have a fleet of ships of about 4800 Jan 1, 1637 Descartes book, "Discourse on Method" sets forth his scientific method of reasoning from the basis of doubt Jan 1, 1643 Louis XIV takes the throne after his father's death Jan 1, 1643 Evangelista Toricelli (student of Galileo) develops 1st mercury barometer Jan 1, 1644 Manchus invades China and establishes Qing dynasty Period: Jan 1, 1648 to Jan 1, 1653 violent anti-Marzarin Jan 1, 1650 2 English political thinkers set off the Enloghtenment Jan 1, 1651 Thomas Hobbes publishes the book, "Leviathan" Jan 1, 1658 Edict of Nantes (Louis XIV) Jan 1, 1660 England establishes Royal Society to support scientific study Jan 1, 1661 Robert Boyle publishes "The Sceptical Chemist" Period: Jan 1, 1661 to Nov 30, 1722 Chinese Emporer Xangi rules Jan 1, 1662 Robert Boyle discovers mathematical relationship between the pressure and volume of gases (Boyle's law) Jan 1, 1666 France establishes Academy of Sciences Jan 1, 1667 Louis XIV invades the Spanish Netherlands Jan 1, 1670 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek studies bacteria in tooth scrapings through microscope. Examines red blood cells for the first time Jan 1, 1672 Louis XIV personally leads army into Dutch Netherlands Period: Jan 1, 1677 to Jan 1, 1680 end of 1680's--European-wide alliance forms to stop France Jan 1, 1678 War between Dutch and French ends with Treaty of Nijmegen Jan 1, 1680 people of German parts of Moscow would see Peter I walk through Jan 1, 1687 Newton publishes book containing his ideas Jan 1, 1689 Dutch Prince William of Orange becomes the King of England Jan 1, 1694 English writer, Mary Astell, publishes "A Serious Proposal to the Ladies" Jan 1, 1696 Tsar Peter I becomes sole leader of Russia Jan 1, 1697 Peter embarks on "Grand Embassy" (long visit to W. Europe) Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Jan 1, 1799 1700's: Growth of Scientific Knoweldge quickens, Paris the the cultural and intellectual capital of Europe Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Jan 1, 1799 1700's: Many novels are written and published Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Jan 1, 1800 1700's: Russia does not have technology to keep them warm in winter, they add poatatoes and corn to their diet, and they conquer Crimean peninsula Jan 1, 1701 Multiple European countries band together to stop the unification of France and Spain Jan 1, 1703 Peter begins building new city on Sweedish land Jan 1, 1714 War of the Spanish Succession ends; Treaty of Utrecht is signed Jan 1, 1714 German Physicist, Gabriel Fahrenheit, makes first thermometer Jan 1, 1725 Russia is very powerful Period: Jan 1, 1740 to Jan 1, 1786 Frederick II is King of Prussia Jan 1, 1742 Swedish astronomer, Anders Celsius, creates another scale for mercury thermometer Jan 1, 1748 Baron de Montesquieu publishes "On the Spirit of Laws" Jan 1, 1750 Russia invents Samovars Jan 1, 1756 Fredrick II begins 7 year war against Austria Jan 1, 1762 Jean Jaques Rousseau explains his political philosophy in "The Social Constant" Period: Jan 1, 1762 to Jan 1, 1796 Catherine the Great rules Russia Jan 1, 1767 Catherine the Great forms commission to review Russian laws Jan 1, 1772 Austria, Prussia, and Russia each take possession of a small portion of Poland in the First Partition of Poland Jan 1, 1773 A massive uprising of serfs go against Catherine the Great Jan 1, 1776 American colonists delare independence from England Jan 1, 1776 Tukulor kingom arises in the former Songhai region of West Africa Period: Jan 1, 1780 to Jan 1, 1790 Joseph II rules Austria Jan 1, 1789 Leaders of French Revolution overthrow monarchy Jan 1, 1792 Mary Wollstonecraft publishes an essay, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" Jan 1, 1793 Further partitions are made Jan 1, 1795 Further partitions are made Jan 1, 1796 British physician, Edward Jenner, introduces vaccine to prevent smallpox Jan 1, 1892 90 Farenheit is reached for the first time in Asia and Russia Jan 1, 1933 90 Farenheit is reached again Aisa and Russia Jan 1, 2001 500 Million is spent by Russian women per year, on fur coats Nov 30, 2015 Shah Jahan orders construction of the Taj Mahal
