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The printing press became one of the most important inventions because of how efficient it made the production of papers. -
The Renaissance was the start of a new era. This was very important because they were coming out of the dark ages and needed to start fresh. -
Columbus led an exploration to try and find a faster trade to Asia. -
King Henry VII signs an agreement with John (Giovanni) Cabot to explore the western hemisphere under the flag and authority of England. -
Martin Luther was learning about how the Catholics were charging people to have their sins healed. Luther knew this went against everything that the Church stood for. -
Henry VIII wanted to get a divorce from his wife so he could bear children with a younger widowed woman. The Pope declined the divorce and hence made Henry mad. -
Jean Calvin was exiled for not hating protestant people. He liked what Luther was doing, so he started his own division. -
The Jesuits were founded by Ignatius of Loyola, a kind of Catholic counterpart to Luther or Calvin, in 1540. The Jesuits are the guards of the pope. -
During the Council of Trent, which met 25 times between the years of 1545-1563, the catholic leaders were trying to figure out what to do. Many Catholics were leaving due to the newly born Lutheranism. -
The Little Ice Age was a period of time when the Earth was at its furthest point from the sun. This caused very cold and bad conditions for years.