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Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Jan 1, 1460
Henry The Navigator
Henry The Navigator was a Portuguese prince who promoted exploration and the study of navigation and trade. -
Period: Jan 1, 1451 to Jan 1, 1506
Christopher Colombus
Christopher Colombus, the most famous explorer, led expeditions for Spain, Colombus established trade routes between the old world and the Americas, and opening the way for colonization and Spanish conquest. -
Period: May 8, 1467 to May 8, 1548
Vasco De Gama
De Gama was a Portuguese explorer, from 1497-1498 he led a naval expeditionand opened an important commercial route to India. -
Period: Jan 1, 1478 to Jan 1, 1541
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro led the conquest of the Inca in Peru. -
Period: Jan 1, 1480 to Jan 1, 1521
Magellan
A Portuguese navigator who led the spanish exploration of 1519-1522 and was the first to sail around the world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1485 to Jan 1, 1547
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire. -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Columbian Exchange
The columbian exchange was the exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Old World and the New World following Christopher Colombus Voyage. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Safavid Empire
The Safavid Empire was very important because it made Iran's official religion Shi'ite muslim. -
Period: Jan 1, 1517 to
Protestant reformation
Protestant reformation was a religious reform movement which resulted in the forming of the Lutheran church and several other denominations. -
Period: Jan 1, 1526 to
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ruled South Asia, and a large portion of the Indian Subcontinent. -
Period: Apr 30, 1526 to Dec 26, 1530
Babur
Babur was a military adventurer, who conquered regions in Asia until 1526, laying the foundation for the Mughal empire. -
Period: Feb 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was a phycist, mathmetician, astronomer, and philosopher. Galileo played a very important role in the scientific revolution, and he also invented the telescope. -
Period: Jan 1, 1571 to
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest, he is also known for being on of the founders of the Jesuit China Mission. -
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Scientific Revolution
The Scientific revoulution was a period in time in which new ideas in biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry as well as other types of science. This was an important movement which led to modern science. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Feudal regime of Japan ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, the last three Shogunates of Japan. -
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Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War affected most of Europe, it was caused by religion, The Holy Roman Empire between Protestants and Catholics. -
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of China, established by the Manchu. -
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Enlightment
The Enlightment is an era in time in which reason and rational laws were very important. Also known as the "Age of Reason". -
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Triangle Trade
Trade between North America, West Africa and Europe. Trade was Slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods. -
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Peter The Great
Peter The great ruled Russia, and introduced western influences to modernize and expand Russia as a great power i Europe. -
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Toussaint L’Ouverture
He was the leader of Haitian slaves during the Haitian revolution. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought new technology which affected everyday life from jobs in factories, farming to the economy. -
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French-Indian War
The French-Indian War was between Great Britain and France, also known as the seven Years War. -
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Seven Years War
The war was a global war involving most of the world powers, as a result of conflicting interests between the British, and France and spain. -
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Catherine The Great
Catherine The Great ruled The Russian Empire and helped it expand and also improve Russia as a whole. -
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Watt's Steam engine
The first steam engine to use pressure for power it was used to power trains, boats, and more. -
Spinning Jenny
A multi spook spinning frame, more efficient and invented by James Hargreave. -
Water Frame
Spinning frame, when water is used to power it. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was a military and political leader for France near the end of the French Revolution and after turned
France into a powerful empire. Napoleon was defeated and exiled in 1813, he returned in 1815 but again was exiled after being defeated at Waterloo. -
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Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
Ruled as king of France, but during the French Revolution they were arrested, and were executed by guillotine. -
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American Revolution
War between America and Britain for the independence of America for the 13 colonies. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of uprising in both social and political upheaval. The absolute monarchy that ruled France fell. -
Storming of the Bastille
The French citizens stormed the Bastille, which represented the Royal center of Paris. This event began the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of man were individual and collective rights that were universal as a result of the French Revolution. -
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint Domingue, which resulted in the end of slavery and the founding of the Haitian Republic. -
Whitney's Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney, to clean cotton more efficiently. -
Britain Outlaws slave Trade
Slavery had been abolished in 1772 Britain and the slave trade act of 1807 due to the decreasing need of slavery, as a result of more people getting jobs due to the industrial revolution. -
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Mexican Independence
Between people of Mexico and Spain, Mexico wanted to be an independent country and declared themselves independent in 1810, but officially acknowledged in 1821. -
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Congress of vienna
The Congress of Vienna was to settle remaining issues left from the French Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, and dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Battle at Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo and after his defeat was exiled for the last time. -
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Brazilian Independence
Brazil in its fight for independence, with Portugal's disputes when Brazil called for independence. -
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Greek Independence
Fight for Greek Independence against the Ottoman Empire, the result was greek Indpendence. -
Dissolution of Janissaries
Ottoman warriors known as Janissaries were disbanded by Sultan Mahmad II. -
Invention of the Telegraph
Long distance communcation by electric signals over wire, which are then translated. -
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Afrikaners’ Great Trek
The migration of thousands of Africans from Cape Colony. -
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Opium Wars
Two wars between China and Britain, Britain was forcing them to trade Opium. -
Revolutions in Austria, Germany, Hungary,and Italy (1848)
The countries wanted unification of languages and to be free. Many revolutions occured to get rid of certain governments, etc. -
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Taiping Rebellion
Civil War in China , it was the bloodiest war in history. -
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Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan
Forced Japan to open up to western world. -
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Crimean War
War between the Russian Empire, French Empire, British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia over the territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. -
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Sepoy Rebellion
It was a rebellion against the East Indian Trade Company by Sepoy and other Indians. -
Britain takes over India
Britain took over as a result of the sepoy rebellion. -
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Suez Canal
It shortened the trade route between Europe and Asia, by avoiding having to go around Africa. -
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Emancipation of the Russian Serfs
Serfdom was abolished in Russia, and they could own land and had rights. -
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Imperialization of Africa
Also know as the scramble for Africa. and nations hurried to colonize Africa, becuase they found gold. -
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Aswan Dam
Built to reduce the floods of the Nile River, and conserve water. -
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Boxer Rebellion
China rebelled against Western influences and christianity, it ended with an eight nation allegiance defeating China. -
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Panama Canal
Built to shorten distance between atlantic and pacific ocean, shipping is direct and more efficient, instead of going around South America. -
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Overthrow of Qing Dynasty
China was unstable in economy and government with people protesting resulting in the end of dybasties in China. -
African National Congress
The African National Congress was created due to the injustice on colored people. -
End of Atlantic slave Trade
Countries slowly started leave the slave trade as industrialization grew. Brazil was the last to ban slave trade in 1831. This didn't mean slaves were freed, until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.