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Period: Apr 15, 1452 to Feb 5, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Da Vinci was one of the best and most famous Italian renaissance artists. He is most famous for the Mona Lisa. -
Period: 1473 to 1481
Sistine Chapel is painted
The Sistine Chapel is the home of the pope. It is located in Vatican City. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage
The voyage comprised of three ships, and lasted for about five weeks. When he landed, he though he was in India. -
May 7, 1494
Pope Alexander VII establishes the Line of Demarcation
The Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of demarcation splitting the earth for explorers. The east belonged to portugal. -
May 8, 1497
Vasco da Gama sets sail on his first voyage
With a fleet of four ships and 170 men, he traveled around Africa to India and back. -
May 13, 1497
John Cabot sets sail to Newfoundland
He had a small ship named Matthew, and 18 men. He lands on June 24 of the same year. -
Mar 9, 1500
Pedro Álvares Cabral departs from Lisbon
He landed on April 22, in South America. He originally thought he was on a large island. -
1503
Mona Lisa painted
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings ever made. The painting is very detailed, and looks very realistic. -
1504
Michelangelo finished David
David is a famous renaissance sculpture created by Michelangelo, a famous renaissance artist. It is 17 feet tall and is located in Italy. -
1507
Martin Waldseemüller names America after Amerigo Vespucci
Martin Waldseemüller was a mapmaker who named America. The name is still used today. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 theses
The 95 theses are a list of problems Martin had with the Catholic church. This date is considered the start of the reformation. -
Period: Jun 28, 1519 to Aug 27, 1556
Charles V reigns as a Holy Roman Emperor
He reigned after Maximilian I, and was succeeded by Ferdinand I. He also reigned many other countries. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail
He sets sail across the Atlantic towards South America. He discovers the Strait of Magellan. -
Jan 3, 1521
Martin Luther gets excommunicated from the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church excommunicates him for disagreeing with their practices and writing the 95 theses. -
Aug 29, 1533
Francisco Pizarro executes the last Incan emperor
Atahualpa was the last emperor to rule the Incas. He was executed by Pizarro because he wouldn't pay him. -
1534
Henry VII breaks with the Pope
Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church and declares the Pope to not be the head of the English church. After this, he establishes Anglicanism, the Catholic Church of England. -
1536
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion is regarded as one of the most influential works of Protestant theology. John Calvin eventually goes on to develop Calvinism. -
1541
First Swedish translation of The Bible.
The Gustav Vasa Bible was the first Swedish translation of the Bible. The book was mostly translated by Laurentius Andreae. -
1545
Pope Paul III organizes the Council of Trent
The council was founded to address the Protestant Reformation. Protestants were seen as heretics at the time, a great sin. -
Sep 19, 1556
Charles V gives up his reign and becomes a monk
He moves to the monastery of Yuste, which he selected as his final refuge. There he becomes a monk for the rest of his days. -
Period: Jun 14, 1572 to
Henry IV reigns France
He was also known as Henry of Navarre. He was raised as a protestant. -
Spanish Armada
The armada was a fleet of 130 ships that were sent to attack England. The fleet miraculously lost against England. -
East India Company was founded
Also known as the Honorable East India Company, the company was an English joint-stock company. -
Dutch East India Company founded
It is believed to be the largest company to have ever existed. It dissolved on December 31, 1799. -
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Thirty years' war
The war was considered one of the most destructive wars in European history. An estimated 4.5-8 million people died as a result. -
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Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was a 20-year English parliament. It took 20 years until the members agreed to dissolve it. -
Louis XIV becomes king
He started his reign at the age of four. His reign lasted 72 years until his death. -
Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty years' war
The Peace ended the Thirty years' war and the Eighty years' war. It brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire. -
Charles I executed
The High Court of Justice had declared Charles guilty of attempting to "uphold in himself an unlimited and tyrannical power to rule according to his will, and to overthrow the rights and liberties of the people". He was sentenced to death for this. -
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Fontainebleau revoked the Edict of Nantes, taking away many rights of the Huguenots.