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1054
Great Schism
The separation of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. NEI -
1337
100 Years War Starts
A war between England and France over the right to rule France. SOP (England)(France) -
1346
Black Death Starts
A deadly plague that killed millions across Europe. SCD -
1400
Renaissance Starts
A movement started in Italy that brought about Humanism. CID -
1450
Printing Press is Invented
This was a HUGE event in history and changed the world. TSI (Germany) -
1453
100 Years War Ends
The War ends after 116 years. SOP -
1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers the New World
Christopher Columbus landed in the New World for colonization. INT (Portugal) -
1494
Northern Renaissance Starts
The Renaissance spreads to the North where it takes on a more religious ideal. CID -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal. INT (Spain)(Portugal) -
1500
Atlantic Slave Trade Starts
Slaves are starting to be taken from Africa. ECD (Portugal) -
1502
Henry VIII Comes Into Power
Henry comes into power after his father. SOP (England) -
1511
Erasmus Writes "In Praise of Folly"
A satirical piece making fun of the Catholic Church for its issues. CID (Netherlands) -
1517
Martin Luther Publishes the 95 Theses
This was a HUGE event in history that started the Protestant Reformation. CID (Germany) -
1517
Reformation Starts
The reformation starts, which causes Protestantism and a denial of the Catholic Church. CID -
1521
Diet of Worms
Luther was put on trial and was told he would be excommunicated, so German Princes took him into hiding. CID (Germany) -
1532
Machiavelli Publishes "The Prince"
This showed a ruler how they should rule to have the most power. SOP (Italy) -
1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England so he can divorce his wife. SOP (England) -
1543
Copernicus Creates the Heliocentric Theory
He believed that the sun was at the center of the universe, which changed thinking. TSI (Poland) -
1543
Vesalius Publishes On the Structure of the Human Body
This book contained over 200 drawings of the anatomy of the human body and educated Europeans. TSI (Belgium) -
1553
Bloody Mary Comes Into Power
Mary I becomes Queen of England after the death of her brother. SOP (England) -
1556
Philip II Comes Into Power
Philip II comes into power and starts the Expulsion and also the Spanish Armada. SOP (Spain) -
1558
Elizabeth I Comes Into Power
Elizabeth becomes queen and makes many great changes to England. SOP (England) -
1562
French Wars of Religion Started
The French Wars of Religion started after French Kings tried to stop Calvinism. NEI (France) -
1572
Bartholomew Day Massacre
Thousands of Calvinists are killed in France. NEI (France) -
Spanish Armada
Spain invaded England on ships but their ships got destroyed and embarrassed. SOP (England)(France) -
Edict of Nantes
Henry Navarre becomes king of France and also converts to Catholicism. He signs this Edict that makes Catholicism the official French religion and gives Huguenots freedom to worship in certain places. NEI (France) -
Kepler Publishes Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler published his belief that the planets orbit the sun in an elliptical motion and planets do not move at a consistent speed. TSI (Germany) -
Defenestration of Prague
Protestant officials threw Catholics out of a window. They lived and this started the Thirty Years War. SOP (Czechia) -
Thirty Years War Starts
The Thirty Years War starts with a conflict between Protestants and Catholics. It included the Bohemian Phase, Swedish Phase, Danish Phase, and French Phase. NEI -
Treaty of Westphalia
This treaty ended the Thirty Years War and also extended the Peace of Augsburg. NEI