Renaissance, reformation, and age of discovery

By brantley ayianna
  • 105

    paper was invented by the chinese

    paper was invented by the chinese
    Paper was one of four great inventions that the chinese invented.
  • Aug 15, 610

    mohammad began the islamic religion

    mohammad began the islamic religion
    mohammad created the islamic religion. its holy book is the holy book. allah is the god they worship. it origionated in arabia ( middle east). the place of worship is the mosque. the symbol is the crescent moon.
  • Oct 16, 1439

    johannes gutenburg invented the printing press

    johannes gutenburg invented the printing press
    The growth og literacy was stimulated by the gutenburg printing press.
  • Apr 4, 1492

    christopher columbus was sponsored by queen isabella to sail westward to reach asia

    christopher columbus was sponsored by queen isabella to sail westward to reach asia
  • Oct 15, 1499

    michealangelo sculpted the pieta

    michealangelo sculpted the pieta
    MichealAngelo sculpted the pieta in st. peter's basilica in vatican city, rome.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    martin luther nailed 95 theses to a church door

    martin luther nailed 95 theses to a church door
    Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses and posted it on the Wittenburg University chapel door. They were statements he had written agianst indulgences and other church practices.
  • Oct 15, 1519

    ferdinand magellan crew was the first to circumvate the globe.

    ferdinand magellan crew was the first to circumvate the globe.
    Magellan was credited being the first person to circumvate the globe. He also explored the Phillipine island turning it into a major base for trade in the pacific.
  • Feb 27, 1521

    cortes the navigator forces overthrew the aztec impire

    cortes the navigator forces overthrew the aztec impire
    Cortes was a spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won mexico for the crown of spain.
  • Oct 15, 1533

    henry the viii broke from the church of rome and divorced his wife

    henry the viii broke from the church of rome and divorced his wife
    King Henry The VIII divorced his wife because she did not produce him with a son. instead she produced him with a daughter and King Henry The VIII wanted a son to take over the throne once he passed away.
  • Jun 7, 1534

    jacques cartier explored st lawrence river to montreal for france

    jacques cartier explored st lawrence river to montreal for france
    jacques cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. His explorations led to France laying claim to canada.
  • Sep 18, 1536

    king henry the viii became head of the anglican church

    king henry the viii became head of the anglican church
    By 1536 Henry had broken with rome, seized the churches assets in england and declared the church of england as the established church with himself as its head.
  • Oct 16, 1540

    john calvin developrd the idea of predestination

    john calvin developrd the idea of predestination
    John Calvin believed in predestination or the idea that god had determined in advance who would achieve salvation.

  • queen elizabeth defeated the spanish armada

    queen elizabeth defeated the spanish armada
    The defeat of the spanish armada is one of the most famous events of english history.

  • henry iv issued the edict of nantes

    henry iv issued the edict of nantes
    The Catholic monarchy granted Protestant Huguenots freedom of worship by the edict of nantes .

  • ferdinand got france involved in the thirty years war

    ferdinand got france involved in the thirty years war
    when france entered the thirty years war the war changed from religious to political.

  • leonardo da vinci painted the las supper

    leonardo da vinci painted the las supper
    Leanardo painted the last super at the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.