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A war between Christian and Muslim over the holy land. There was several Crusades. 1095-1291
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Between English and French. Icon firgure known as Joan Arc. This was a continulious war 1337-1453. There was peace at time.
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Killed a third of Europian population. Fleas on rat. 1347-1351
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Renaissance means re-birth for french. Based on the rediscovery of Greek and Roman writings and new appreciation for secular culture and individual achievement, or humanism. The Renaissance inspired advances in the arts and sciences. 1360-1600
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A peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang and his rebel army overthrew the last Mongol emperor. Zhu took the name Hongwu, meaning "vastly martial," and founded the Ming Dynasty. Ming means "brilliant," and Ming China lasted nearly 300 years until 1644.
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Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. These voyages were long neglected in official Chinese histories but have become well known in China.
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nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" She was put on trial, Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake. Was a saint at 1920. 19 she got impaled. 13 she could see the future.
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With this conquest Ottomans became an Empire and one of the most powerful empires, The Eastern Roman Empire fell and lasted. After the Constantinople conquest, 21 years old Ottoman Sultan II. Mehmed also took the title “The Conqueror” added to his name.
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Ink was rolled over the raised surfaces of moveable hand-set block letters held within a wooden form and the form was then pressed against a sheet of paper.
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Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainland Spain.
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The terms of the treaty to the morrs jews and gypsies where broken after seven years. The terms meant they were allowed to keep there traditions just not use their language.
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On the way da Gama stopped at several African ports, where he learned that Muslim merchants were already actively involved in trade.
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Such labor-intensive enterprise required larger number of workers so they begin transporting Africans across the Atlantic to serve as slaves. It became a system of triangular trade. Started from 1500s and ended in the 1800s.
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Was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Persia (modern Iran). Safavid Iran was one of the Islamic "gunpowder empires", along with its neighbours, its arch rival the Ottoman Empire, and Mughal Empire.
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The term was first coined by Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The Americas were also referred to as the "fourth part of the world"
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He painted the Mona Lisa around 1503-1506.
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He made a sculpture of Mary holding her son after her death. He is most famous for his artwork. Mostly the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling, showing sweeps scences from the old testament of the Bible.
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The Theses "which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds"
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Magellan's first name is Ferdinand. His crew was the first to sail completely around the world. He set out in 1519 with five ships and about 250 mens.
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When the Delhi Sultanate became weak and the last of the Lodhi sultans were proud and cruel, Babur, the Mughal, king of Afghanistan invaded India and annexed it. From there the Mughal empire began.
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Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
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Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Eventually he led his men to victory over the Inca, collecting mind-boggling quantities of gold and silver along the way.
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It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets rotating around it in circular paths modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds.
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Was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
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He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. Known in Spanish as "Philip the Prudent" (Felipe el Prudente), his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake Philippine Islands.
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2 months after her half sisters death she took over the throne of Queen of England. Made England realy stable and prosperuos for 44 years. She took the throne at age 25.
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A period in Europeans history belief in rationalism, natural law, and natural rights, secularism, and progess held away. Enlightenment is also known as the Age of Reason. Started from 1600s and ended in 1792
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The first English colony was established at Jamestown, Virginia. Hoped to find gold and silver and possible a river route to the Pacifc.
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Led an absolute monarchy during his era as King of France. Known for aggressive foreign policys. Died of gangrene a few days before his 77th birthday.
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The Qing Dynasty, which ruled from 1644 to 1911, became the last dynasty in 3500 years of imperial rule in China. Under the Qing dynasty's Manchu rulers, China again grew prosperous and expanded to its largest size in history.
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Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.
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As a ruler he executed an aggressive and effective foreign policy. After his death from natural causes in 1658 he was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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He transformed Russia into a modern state. He was an absolute monarch eho brought the ways of Western Europe to Russia and made barious reforms.
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Was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia. Her reign was called Russia's golden age. In both her accession to power and in rule of her empire, Catherine often relied on her noble. 1762-1796
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In July the citizens og Paris looted and destroyed the Bastille prison. In August, the National Assembly adopted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen, which expressed the revolutionary principles of liberty, equality anf fraternity.
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The ratifying conventions served the necessary function of informing the public of the provisions of the proposed new government. They also served as forums for proponents and opponents to articulate their ideas before the citizenry.
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Many people were concerned about the course of the Revolution.
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Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. Napoleon surprised everyone by not allowing the Pope to crown him. Instead, he placed the crown on his own head, and then crowned Josephine Empress.
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The Battle of Waterloo took place in Belgium, Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century.
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The Tokugawa shoguns brought Japan about 200 years of relative calm.
