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1400
Beginning of Age of Exploration
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1450
Printing press
The printing press was used to pass news and new ideas faster. Martin Luther used it to make hundreds of thousands of his 95 thesis. -
Period: 1492 to
Native Americans had died
About 90% of the Native Americans died from deceased that is less that about 4,900,000 million died in Hispaniola alone. The impact was huge and horrific -
1498
Vasco da Gama travels around tip of Africa to India
Over the span of his life he made 2 Voyages to India under the Portuguese. The first trip was to establish a trade route from Portuguese to India. -
Period: 1500 to
Age of absolute monarchy in Europe: unlimited power and “divine right”
Absolute Monarchy is a form of power and is unlimited. it was mostly in the European countries during that time. -
Period: 1500 to
European countries establish the slave trade in west Africa
The Europeans preferred Africans and liked how they did better than native Americans. Some tribes kidnapped others from other tribes and traded them to the Europeans. -
Period: 1501 to 1521
Spanish conquistadores conquer Cuba, Aztecs and Incans
the Spanish kill and enslave the Aztecs and Inca's and about 90% of the population died. The Spanish had more modern technology and beat them with a few hundred solders, they were out matched by thousands but beat them. -
1517
Martin Luther officially protests against the Catholic Church
Martin Luther started the Protestant reformation. He was a hero to the people and the catholic church fixed there wrong. -
1519
Magellan sails around the world and proves the Earth is round
Magellan confirmed Columbus theory that the world is round by sailing around the world. It took 18 months to confirm the world is round. -
1534
England breaks away from the authority of the Catholic Church
England becomes a Protestant country under King Henry VIII. They only broke away because King Henry wanted to divorce his first wife. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I rules England
AKA The Virgin Queen since she had no husbands or children.Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. -
End of Age of Exploration