World History Timeline 1450-1750 – Flashcards
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1452
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Habsburg Germna Frederick III made Holy Roman Emperor
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1453
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French victory at Castillon ends Hundred Years War
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1453
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Ottomon conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) ends Byzantine Empire
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1455-1485
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War of the Roses in England
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1465
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Rise of Songhay Empire (Africa)
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1467-1477
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Onin Waris in Japan
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1478
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Ivan the Great conquers Novgorod
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1485
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Henry VII begins Tudor Dynasty; Marries Elizabeth of York to unite warring Houses
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1492
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Ferdinand V and isabella defeat Moors, unite Spain
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1499
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Louis XII captures Milan
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1501
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First African slaves in the West Indies
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1501
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French conquer Naples, begin expansion in northern Italy
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1502-1520
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Height of Aztec under Montezuma II
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1511
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Ferdinand V and Henry VII join anti-French "Holy-League"
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1514
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Ottoman Turks invade Persia
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1518
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Cortex begins conquest of Aztecs
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1519
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Charles V elected holy Roman Emperor
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1521
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Ottoman Turks under Suleiman the Magnificent invade Europe, take Belgrade
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1526
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Babur raids Delhi Sultanate begins Mughal Empire's expansion in Northern India
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1529-1531
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Protestant Rebellions in Germany, Switzerland
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1531
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Francisco Pizzaro begins conquest of Incas
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1536-1541
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John Calvin leads reformation at Geneva, sets up Calvinist government
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1547
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Ivan the Terrible becomes tsar of Russia
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1550
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Portugese establish colonies in Brazil
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1555
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Peace of Augsburg establishes religious freedom in Germany
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1558
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Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
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1561-1592
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Rise of Mughals under Akbar I
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1562
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Religious wars in France after murder of Huguenots
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1572
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St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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1584
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Dutch William of Orange murdered
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1588
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English defeat Spanish Armada
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1589
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Bourbon dynasty begins with ascension of Henry IV in France
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1591
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Moroccans sack Gao; end of Songhay Empire (Africa)
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1598
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Edicts of Nantes orders toleration of French Hugeunots
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1600
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Portuguese, Frech, and Dutch establish African colonies
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1600-1603
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English and Dutch form East India Companies, begin battling Portugal for colonial holdings.
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1603
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Elizabeth I dies, James I begins Stuart Dynasty
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1607
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English form colony at Jamestown, Virginia
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1610
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Henry IV assassinated; Louis XIII made king in France
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1613
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Poles evicted from Russia, Romanov begins
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1618
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Defenstration of Prague begins Thirty years war
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1628
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Cardinal Richelieu repress Huguenot rebellion
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1635
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French enter 30 years war against Spain
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1638
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Japan closes itself to foreigners
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1643
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French found Montreal
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1644
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End of Ming Dynasty; Qing dynasty begins
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1648
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Thirty years war ends with Treaty of Westphalia
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1649
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Charles I killed, commonwealth established
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1653-1658
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Oliver Cromwell is Lord Protector of England
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1659
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France and spain sighn Peace of Pyrenees
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1660
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Chalres II reestablishes English Monarchy
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1661
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English colony in Bombay
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1664
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English take New Amsterdam, rename it New York
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1672
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French invade netherlands
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1682
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French claim Louisiana territory
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1685
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Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes
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1686
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French Claim madagascar
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1686-1697
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League of Augsburg wars against France
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1688
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Dutch Protestant William of Orange becomes William I of England in Glorious Revolution
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1689
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Peter the Great becomes sole ruler in Russia
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1690
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Height of Mughal empire in India
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1700
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Great Norther War Begins, Swedes defeat Russians
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1700
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Charles II of Spain dies, ending the Habsburg rule in Spain; Spanish Bourban Dynasty begins.
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1701
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Frederick III crowned Frederick I of Prussia
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1701
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War of Spanish Succession Begins
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1703
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St. Petersburg established
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1713
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St. petersburg becomes Russian capital
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1707
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England and Scotland united as Great Britain
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1707
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Fall of Mughal Empire; India divided after death of Aurangzeb
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1714
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Treat of Utrect ends War of Spanish succession
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1715
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Louis XV becomes king of France
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1718
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French establish New Orleans
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1718-1720
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Spain takes Texas
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1721
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Russians win Great Northern war under Peter the Great
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1721-1742
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Robert Walpole serves as first prime minister in Britain
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1727
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George II takes the British Throne
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1730-1747
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Rise of Persians under nadirs Kuli and Shah; capture of Afghanistan and Delhi
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1733-1735
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War of Polish Succession; Russian invasion of Poland
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1738
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Treaty of Vienna; Ended War of Polish Succession
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1740-1748
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War of Austrian Succession
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1744-1748
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King George's War in America
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1519-1522
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Magellen circumnavigates world
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1750
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Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
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1455
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Guttenberg Bible printed
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1517
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Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
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1509-1564
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John Calvin leads Reformation at Geneva
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1529
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Henry VII's Reformation Parliament severs ties with Church of Rome
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1583
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Akbar I orders religious freedom in India
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1611
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King James Bible
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1634-1638
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Taj Mahal finished in India
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1689
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Toleration Act in England
