1450-1750 Timeline

Also known as the triangular trade, exchange flowed from Africa to the Americas to Europe. main goods were sugar, rum, molasses, and slaves

set up a trading post empire through military techniques and cannons. Portuguese goods were inferior to Asian goods

The Portuguese realized that their goods were inferior here and began their trading post empire

The first time a European has come across the Pacific Ocean

showed that Europe could and would become the masters of the sea. Magellan died on the voyage

British joint-stock company in Asian products

A war between the French and the British

unified when Isabella and Ferdinand married

The printing press was used widely for mainly religious purposes as shown in the Protestant reformation

An influencing power in Europe with a dominant navy

Kingdom of Europe that was strong in Absolute monarchies

catholic Empire in Europe that was ruled by the Pope. destroyed after the 30 years war

First Europeans to jump off the edge and explore the Oceans

Rough tactics that converted Spain back to Catholicism

Martin Luther stated his problems with the Catholic church and printed it out using the printing press. A lot of people took this new form of Christianity and ran with it

Believes strongly that God has already decided everyone's destination after death; also known as predestination

Challenged the Greek geocentric model of the solar system. Copernicus stated that the sun was at the center of the universe

Made Catholicism more appealing by abolishing indulgences and giving the Pope more power, all through the Council of trent

Loyola creates the society of Jesus (Jesuits)

He made many discoveries like moons on distant planets. HE DID NOT INVENT THE TELESCOPE

A period of European history that was centered on the belief that the universe was governed by laws and human reason would discover these laws

Strong believer that Absolute monarchies were the only way to rule a state correctly

A french monarch who strongly believed in absolutism and had full power over France

Started due to the defeat of the Mongols in the 1400's. late to Westernization

Continued Peter's goal of westernizing Russia and expands the territory significantly

Voltaire strongly believed that people were entitled to their own opinions

The Pope said that the Americas belonged to the Spanish (except Brazil) and everything in Asia that was unconquered belonged to Portugal (except the Philippines)

Welcomes Spanish as gods but then killed

He was the last Incan ruler

A French City in Northern America that was a large fur destination

Brought the Songhay empire to its highest point

The Songhay empire was a Muslim African empire

China is ruled by the Chinese again and practice neoconfucianism. strong opposition to anything Mongolian in China. reversed all signs of Mongolian rule,created the Forbidden City

Sponsored by emperor Yongle and was aimed at gaining more tributary states. ended because the Chinese council found it unnecessary and needed to spend money on Northern invasions

Dutch learning of westernization in Japan

Lost rule to the Manchurians

Manchurian rule. The last Chinese imperial dynasty

Qing ruler who expanded China and practiced Confucianism

Descendant of Kangxi and expanded China. Made Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal vassal states

took control of Constantinople

a small, landlocked Muslim state who were primarily shia muslim and had many conflicts with the surrounding empires

Ottoman victory over the Safavids

The greatest ruler of the Ottoman empire and expanded the empire.

Muslim control over a primarily Hindu population

The greatest Mughal ruler who really appealed to the massive Hindu population