Chapter 17 renaissance and reformation

The Hundred Years' War Ends

Dec 16, 1337

The Hundred Year War Ends! It ended in 1453. Each side drew many allies into the war.

Yonglo becomes Ming Emperor

May 2, 1360

He was the 3rd emperore.

Renaissance and Reformation

Period: Dec 18, 1390 to Dec 18, 1770

Prince Henry of Portugal is Born

Mar 4, 1394

Fourth son of o John1. He lead Porgugals first oversrea conquest and capture Ceuta.

Jacques Cartier claims land in Canada

Dec 31, 1419

Johan Gutenberg invents the Printing Press.

Oct 18, 1439

Johann Gutenburg is the man who invented the printing press. It allowed the mass production of the written word. This made books rare and very expensive, meaning that they were not available to the general public.

Fall of Constantinople of the Turks

May 29, 1453

The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. Ended the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years.

Amerigo Vespucci charts New World coast

Mar 9, 1459

B. Dias reaches Caope of Good Hope

Apr 29, 1488

He sailed around the southern most tip of Africa. He was the first to do this.

Ferdinand & Isabella end awar with Muslims

Jan 2, 1492

Was a series of military campaigns. It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile.

C. Columbus spots land in North America

Mar 5, 1492

Spain and Portugal agree to Treaty of Tordesillas

Jun 7, 1494

Spain controlled the land foudn west of the imanginary line. It was discovered and explored by Chistopher Columbus.

Vasco da Gama lands in India.

May 20, 1498

He was sailing for the Potugese crown. He was the fisrst European to reach India by sea.

Leonardo DaVinci starts the Mona Lisa

May 11, 1503

Leonardo Davinci starts the Mona Lisa. Lisa Gherardini is beleive to the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. Permanent display at The Louvre museum in Paris since 1797.

Donatello creates his David statue

Sep 8, 1504

Donatella starts to create his David statue.Marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue was placed instead in a public square, outside the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on the 8th of September, 1504.

Michelangle paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chaple.

Aug 18, 1508

Michelangle starts to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chaple. The ceiling is that of the Sistine Chapel, the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV. The ceiling's various painted elements form part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Chapel.

Raphael paints School of Athens

Mar 7, 1509

Raphael starts painting the School of Athens. Is one of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael.The picture has long been seen as "Raphael's masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High Renaissance.

Machiavelli writes The Prince

Jan 4, 1513

Machiavelli writes The Prince. The printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death.Most remembered of Machiavelli's works

Mary I becomes Queen

Feb 18, 1516

Mary I becomes Queen. Her executions of Protestants caused her opponents to give her the sobriquet "Bloody Mary". She was the only child of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon .

Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis.

Oct 31, 1517

Martin Luther posts his 95 Thesis. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially nepotism, simony, usury, pluralism, and the sale of indulgences. He posted them on the door of the church in Wittenberg.

H. Cortez lands on Mexican coast

Mar 5, 1519

F. Pizzaro meets Atahualpa

Feb 16, 1532

Elizabeth I becomes Queen.

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth I becomes Queen. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII by second wife, Anne Boleyn. She was sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess.

Anne Boleyn is executed.

May 19, 1536

Anne Boleyn is executed. Early in 1523 there was a secret betrothal between Anne and Henry Percy. Before her death she made a short speech.

Edward VI is born.

Oct 12, 1537

Edward VI is born. He was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council because he never reached his majority.

Ignatius of loyola founds the Jesuit order.

Apr 19, 1541

Ignatius of loyola founds the Jesuit order. He was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family. . Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.

English East Company is founded

Dec 31, 1600

It was a trading company. fifteen years with the primary purpose of exporting the staple production of English woolen cloths and importing the products of the East Indies.

Dutch East India Company is founded

Mar 20, 1602

It started when States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia. It was vary popular.

Henry Hudsan is last seen

Mar 5, 1611

Willian Shakespeare dies

Apr 23, 1616

Willian Shakespeare dies. He was a poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. No one knows why or how he died.

New Netherlands becomes New York

Mar 5, 1664

La Salle claim Mississippi River for Spain

Apr 9, 1682

First slave revolts in Hispaniola

Mar 5, 1719

Seven Years' War begins

Mar 5, 1754