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Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
A time when art and literature is brought up in new a better forms, taken from Roman and Greek works -
1418
Prince Henry of Portugal
Sponsored a lot of exploration along the West coast of Africa -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented a new version of the printing press, first printed the New Testament of the Bible in German -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Landed in San Salvador and explored most of the new world -
Period: 1492 to 1519
European Exploration
When many European explorers leave their home lands in search of more lands for good, colonies, and money. -
1497
Vasco da Gama
Created an overseas trade route to India -
1500
Henry VIII
Made the Anglican church to have authority over the church and to divorce his wife -
Period: 1500 to
Absolute Monarchies
A time when kings ruled European countries without anyone else to make decisions with them -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci
Artist and inventor, made the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper -
1507
Michelangelo
An Artist, Made the Statue of David and the Creation of Adam -
1511
Desiderius Erasmus
A writer, wrote the Praise of Folly -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
A time when many people broke away from the Catholic church for new ideas -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Circumnavigated the globe for the first time ever -
1521
Hernan Cortes
Landed in Mexico, fought against the Aztecs, and won -
1533
Francisco Pizarro
Met the Incas and stole most of their things, killed elders -
1534
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Started the Jesuits -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Discovered Quebec for France -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Proposed the Heliocentric theory -
Period: 1543 to
The Scientific Revolution
A time for scientific advances and a new way to look at how things are in science -
1546
Martin Luther
Created Lutheranism -
Elizabeth I
Improved the Anglican church and defeated the Spanish Armada -
Francis Drake
Defeated the Spanish armada for the Queen Elizabeth the I -
Johannes Kepler
Proposed the three laws of Planetary motion -
William Shakespeare
A poet and playwright, made Hamlet and Macbeth -
Miguel de Cervantes
He was a spanish writer, wrote Don Quixote -
John Calvin
Created Calvinism -
Galileo Galilei
Built his own telescope, helped prove the Heliocentric theory -
Oliver Cromwell
Led the English Revolution -
Period: to
English Civil War
The time period when Parliament first started to grow and fight against the royalists -
Charles the I
King of England, Spent a lot of money, was executed later on -
Charles II
Limited his own power for Parliament to have more -
William and Mary
Asked to rule after the English Revolution -
Thomas Hobbes
Wrote the Leviathan -
Louis XIV
Ruler of France, built Versailles -
Peter the Great
Ruled Russia, modernized his country -
Isaac Newton
Proposed the Laws of Gravity and Motion -
Period: to
Glorious Revolution
The overthrow of King James II of England, led by English Parliament -
John Locke
Wrote two treatises to government -
Period: to
The Enlightenment
The time period when many philosophers decided to find a new and better way of government -
Frederick the Great
Ruled over Prussia, made it a major military force -
Baron De Montesquieu
Wrote the Spirit of Laws -
Voltaire
Wrote the Candide -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote the Social Contract -
Period: to
The French Revolution
These years marked the Revolution of France where the lower section of the people decided to take out the king and fix the broken three tier system -
Louis XIV
The final king of the French before the Monarchy failed, was eventually beheaded -
Napoleon Bonaparte
A very famous midget who worked his way to be the king of France. After being crowned king he was crowned emperor until he was banished. He then came back to lose a battle at Waterloo and forever be shamed. -
Eugene Delacroix
French Revolution artist, made Liberty Leading People
