Western Civ

  • Jan 1, 1439

    J. Gutenburg Develops Movable Type

    J. Gutenburg Develops Movable Type
    Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing, around 1439.
  • Feb 16, 1473

    Copernicus

    Copernicus
  • Feb 1, 1492

    Columbus Sailed the ocean blue :)

    Columbus Sailed the ocean blue :)
  • Feb 12, 1492

    Reconquista of Spain

    Reconquista of Spain
  • Jan 1, 1509

    D. Erasmus' In Praise of Folly

    D. Erasmus' In Praise of Folly
  • Feb 15, 1509

    Reign of Henry VIII

    Reign of Henry VIII
  • Feb 16, 1509

    John Calvin

    John Calvin
  • Jan 1, 1512

    Michaelangelo Paints Sistine Chapel

    Michaelangelo Paints Sistine Chapel
  • Jan 1, 1513

    N. Machiavelli's The Prince

    N. Machiavelli's The Prince
  • Jan 1, 1517

    M. Luther, 95 Theses

    M. Luther, 95 Theses
  • Feb 15, 1519

    Magellen Circumnavigetes

    Magellen Circumnavigetes
  • Feb 16, 1519

    Hernan Cortes Discovers/Conquers the Aztecs

    Hernan Cortes Discovers/Conquers the Aztecs
  • Feb 4, 1528

    Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

    Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
  • Feb 15, 1532

    Est. of the Jesuits

    Est. of the Jesuits
  • Feb 16, 1542

    Council of Trent Established

    Council of Trent Established
  • Feb 15, 1556

    Reign of Phillip II of Spain

    Reign of Phillip II of Spain
  • Feb 1, 1558

    Reign of Elizabeth I

    Reign of Elizabeth I
  • Feb 16, 1559

    Act of supremacy

    Act of supremacy
  • Feb 15, 1564

    W. Shakespear

    W. Shakespear
  • Feb 16, 1567

    Peace of Augsburg

    Peace of Augsburg
  • Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes
  • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period
  • Rembrandt

    Rembrandt
  • 30 Years’ War

    30 Years’ War
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
  • Cardinal Richelieu as Chief Minister

    Cardinal Richelieu as Chief Minister
  • John Locke

    John Locke
  • The Trial of Galileo

    The Trial of Galileo
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton
  • Reign of Louis XIV

    Reign of Louis XIV
  • Beginning of Reign of Peter the Great

  • Peace of Westphalia

    Peace of Westphalia
  • Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution
  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War
  • War of Spanish Succession

    War of Spanish Succession
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • War of Austrian Succession

    War of Austrian Succession
  • Montesquieu, On the Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu, On the Spirit of Laws
  • Thomas Paines, Common Sense

    Thomas Paines, Common Sense