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Oct 27, 1415
John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
John Huss had problems with the church when it came to him and the church. He condemed various church abuses in his sermons. He was told to stop preaching because of the word he was getting out but he still kept doing it which led to his death. -
Oct 29, 1418
Prince Henry founded the school of navigation
His expiditions resulted in him mapping most of the West Coast and Africa. His influence was the first step in finding the vaunted sea route to the Indies. -
Oct 31, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
The invention of the Printing Press impacted the transition of knowledge. More ansd more of the middle class learned how to read thanks to the invention. And even the first BIble was printed using the printing press. -
Oct 27, 1453
Ottoman Empire Conquered Constantinople and renamed it Instanbul
The City of Constantinople fought with the Ottoman Empire over their city. Ottomans won and most of the citizens moved. -
Oct 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus First voyage was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
Columbus opened colinization to the Americas -
Oct 27, 1495
Leonardo DiVinci Painted the Last Supper
Da Vinci's main focus was on the expressions of the disciples more than the actual religious message -
Oct 31, 1497
Vasco Da Gama established trade with India for the Portuguese
Linked India and Spain allowing them to trade, making big profits from spices -
Oct 29, 1500
Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of TheTriangular Trade to the Americas
Africa, The Americas, and Europe traded good swith each other including slaves, manufactured goods, and tobacco -
Oct 29, 1504
Copernicus created the heliocentric theory
Copernicus stated that the Sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth -
Oct 27, 1511
Erasmus Wrote the Praise of Folly
This was an essay written in Latin and printed in 1511. -
Oct 27, 1517
John Calvin Wrote the 95 Thesis
The 95 Thesis was nailed to the door of the Catholic Church condeming the sale of Indulgences -
Oct 29, 1519
Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the world
Explored the Philipines while traveling around the world -
Oct 29, 1521
Cortes and his forces conquered the Aztec Empire
Helped Spain gain control over Mexico -
Oct 27, 1532
Pizarro Conquered the Incas
Spreaded spanish culture throughout South America after conquisation of the Incas -
Oct 27, 1534
Henry VIII Broke from Catholic Church in Rome and Divorced his wife
Henry made himselfd head of the Catholic Church, then broke from it making the Anglican Church -
Oct 31, 1534
The Jesuits were create during the Counter-Reformation
They spreaded Cathlicism -
Oct 31, 1535
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada
Lead and gave all of Canada to the French -
Oct 29, 1558
Queen Elizabeth became head of the Anglican Church
Colinization and Expansion
Dissentors -
Oct 30, 1561
John Calvin/ Calvinist established the idea of predestination
Expanded the Protestant Reformation -
Queen Elizabeth I Defeated the Spanish Armada
The spread of Spanish culture was about to hit Enlgand until Queen Elizabeth's troops stopped the attempted invasion -
Galileo used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory
His invention helped with the discovery and understanding of the universe -
Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion
Helped start a scientific revolution -
William Harvey studied the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system
Explained how blood flows through the human body -
Thirty Year's War was Fought in Northern Europe
This was a religious war between the Protestants and the Catholics -
Oliver Cromwell won the English Civil War and Executed Charles I
Cromwell was the leader of the Parliament supporters and won teh English Civil War over Charles I -
King Louis XIV built The Palace of Versailes
Louis XIV became king, built the Palace of Versailes, then forced his nobles to live with him and away from their families -
Louis XIV Revoked the Edict of Nantes
Making religious tolerance a thing of the past, he forced the Hugenots to leave France -
Wiliam and Mary Ruled England after the Glorious Revolution
They were asked to rule England after they kicked James II out of ruling -
John Locke wrote the Two Treaties on Government
This book gives a better understanding of social contract, limited government, fundamental concepts, and the Rule of Law -
Peter the Great Westernized Russia
To gain access of the Black Sea and the warm water ports it has, this is one of the many reasons why he Westernized Russia -
Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of Laws
Stated that the best government was the one that best accorded with the nature of the people in question -
Rousseau wrote the Social Contract
Claimed that all men were free but it is illogical that a slave can be a free person. So basically you are either free your whole life or not free
