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Period: Jan 12, 1300 to
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Apr 13, 1300
Dante
Dante was a poet of the renaissance -
Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry sponsors Portugese Explorers
Prince Henry led the way in sponsoring exploration for Portugal. -
Apr 12, 1450
jahannes
The printing press helps us today because it allows us to print -
Apr 14, 1450
Florence
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Jun 12, 1450
Johannes Gutenburg invents the printing press
The printing press helps us today because it allows us to print many different things. -
Apr 1, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian scupltor and painter. -
Apr 13, 1471
Albrecht Durer
was famous for using perspective in his painting. -
Jan 1, 1475
Michelangelo
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean Islands
Christopher Columbus wanted to reach the East Indies by sailing west acroaa -
Jan 1, 1493
Columbian Exchange
Columbus brought nearly 1,200 settlers and a variety of European -
Jul 14, 1497
Vasco da Gama reaches India
Vasco da Gama set sail for India with four ships -
Jan 1, 1500
Spanish Settlers and Missionaries
A flood of Spanish settlers and missionaries followed the conquisdators to Spain's new empire. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses
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Jan 16, 1520
Martin Luther’s Three Treatises
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and The Freedom of the Christian -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes Conqueres the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes began an inland trek with 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons toward the Aztec -
Jan 13, 1522
Publication of Luther’s Translation of the New Testament
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Jan 13, 1529
The Marburg Colloquy
Luther and Zwingli’s discussion of the theology of the Lord’s Supper may seem an odd choice for the 2nd most important Reformation event -
Jan 13, 1534
The Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII’s institution of the Church of England -
Apr 12, 1545
The Council of Trent
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Jan 1, 1550
Commercial Revolution
The commercial revolution was the opening of direct links with Asia -
Jan 13, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg
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Jan 13, 1559
Calvin’s Institutes
John Calvin’s systematic theology The Institutes of the Christian Religion -
Jan 1, 1564
William Shakespeare
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Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
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Jan 13, 1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
The Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots that lasted for several months claimed the lives of thousands of French Protestants -
The Edict of Nantes
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Triangular Trade
Triangular Trade across the Atlantic was a series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. -
Renaissance Ends
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English Colonies and Pilgrims
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially the worldwide war between the British and French.