LAS FECHAS EXTRAORDINARIAS Flashcards
6th Century BCE - three Asian men who started religion/philosophies
- Buddha (Buddhism)
- Confucius (Confucianism)
- LaoZi (Daoism)
333
The capital of the Roman Empire moves to Constantinople
4th Century
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes begin
476
The Fall of Rome
527
Justian I rules the Byzantine Empire
550
Fall of the Gupta Dynasty/Empire
622
Islam is Founded
730
Printing invented in China
732
Battle of Tours - the end of Muslim expansion into France
900
Decline of Classic Maya
1054
Great Schism in early Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
1066
Norman conquest of England
1071
Batle of Manzikert - Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army
1095
The 1st Crusade
1206
Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests
1258
Mongols sack Baghdad, ending the Abassid Caliphate
1271-1295
Marco Polo’s Travels
1279-1368
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China
1324
Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage/hajj
1325-1349
Travels of Ibn Battuta
1347-1348
Bubonic Plague in Europe
1368-1644
Ming Dynasty
1405-1433
Voyages of Zheng He
1438
Rise of the Inca Empire
1453
Ottomans Capture Constantinople
1450’s
Gutenberg uses the printing press in Europe
1480s
Height of Aztec Empire
1488
Dias rounds the Capite of Good Hope
1492 - two things
Reconquista of Spain
Columbus sails the ocean blue
1502
1st African Slaves arrive in the the Americas
1517
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
1529
1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna led by Suleiman
1533
Pizzaro topples the Inca
1545
Discovery of silver at Potosi
1571 - a battle
Battle of Lepanto - the Ottoman navy is defeated
1571 - some trade
1st Galleon sails from Manila
1588
England’s navy smashes the Spanish Armada
1600
Battle of Sekigahara begins the Tokugawa Shogunate
1607
Jamestown is founded
1618-1648
30 Years War
1644
Qing Dynasty begins, ending Ming Dynasty
1653
Dutch found Cape Colony
1683
2nd unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna led by Mehmet IV
1689
Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights