11th, 12th & 13th Centuries
14th & 15th Centuries
15th & 16th Centuries
16th Century
16th & 17 Centuries
100
William the Conqueror leads the Norman Invasion.
What is 1066.
100
Renaissance begins in Europe.
What is 1300's.
100
Hundred Years' War ends: Fall of the Byzantine Empire.
What is 1453.
100
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel.
What is 1508 - 1512.
100
English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy: Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuits Order.
What is 1534.
200
Christians recapture Toledo from Muslims; 1st victory of Reconquista.
What is 1085
200
Hundred Years' War begins between France and England.
What is 1337.
200
Diaz reaches Indian Ocean by rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
What is 1488.
200
Thomas More's Utopia is published about a society based on Reason.
What is 1516.
200
The Catholic Church begins the Council of Trent.
What is 1545.
300
Pope calls for Crusade that successfully recaptures Jerusalem from the Muslims.
What is 1096 - 1099.
300
The Black Death kills 1/3 of people in Europe.
What is 1347 - 1352.
300
Christians capture Granada from the Muslims ending the Reconquista: Ferdinand and Isabella expel Jews and Muslims from Spain: Columbus tries to reach Asia by sailing west.
What is 1492.
300
Luther posts his 95 Theses beginning the Protestant Reformation.
What is 1517.
300
Shakespeare is born in Strafford upon Avon, England.
What is 1564.
400
3rd Crusade ends with a truce; Muslims keep control of Jerusalem.
What is 1187 - 1189.
400
Peasants' Revolt in England; signals end of feudal society.
What is 1381.
400
Da Gama makes a round trip to India, establishing a trading empire for Portugal.
What is 1497.
400
Magellan launched a voyage that circumnavigated the globe: Cortes defeats Moctezuma's Aztecs.
What is 1519 - 1522.
400
Philip II's Spanish Armada is defeated by England.
What is 1588.
500
Magna Carta signed in England.
What is 1215.
500
Gutenberg invents movable type printing press.
What is 1450.
500
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
What is 1503 - 1505.
500
Pizarro conquers the Incas.
What is 1533.
500
The Thirty Years' War results in the Peace of Westphalia which officially recognizes Protestant religions.
What is 1618 - 1648.
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