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Oct 27, 1415
John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic church
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Oct 29, 1418
Prince Henry founed the School of Navigation
This encourage Portuguese exploration -
Oct 31, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
This allowed people to share books and beliefs in the comman language -
Oct 27, 1453
The Ottoman Empire capture Constantinople and Renamed it Istanbul
The Ottoman Empire became an Economic Powerhouse -
Oct 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus's First voyage was sponsered by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
This connected Europe and the Americas -
Oct 27, 1498
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the lasat super
Acomplishments in visual in during the Renaissance -
Oct 31, 1498
Vasco Da Gama established trade with India for the Portuguese
He gave Portugal a huge trade route -
Oct 27, 1509
Erasmus wrote the Paise of Folly
This book talked about Reforming the Church -
Sep 29, 1517
Martin Luther wrote the 95 thesis
This started the Reformation -
Oct 29, 1519
Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces conquered the Aztec Empire
Helped Spain gain Mexico -
Oct 29, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan beomces the first to circumnavigate the world
He explored the Philippines -
Oct 27, 1529
King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and divorced his wife
This started the Protestant Aglican Church -
Aug 29, 1533
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas
He starts the spread of Spanish culture through South America -
Oct 31, 1533
The Jeuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
They were sent out to spread Christianity -
Oct 31, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada
He lead France to a settlement into the New World -
Oct 31, 1536
King Henry VII became the head of the Anglican Church
He caused England to be free from Catholic control -
Oct 31, 1536
John Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestination
He further expands the Christian Reformation -
Oct 29, 1543
Corpernicus created the heliocentric theory
It gave a new way of thinking of the universe -
Oct 29, 1563
The Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent
This event ended the Catholic Reformation, and re-affirmed the Catholic Doctrine -
Elizabeth I defeats the Spanish Armada
This stops the spread of Spanish culture to England -
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Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the Americas
This increased the connection between the Old and New World -
Galileo used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory
He gave a further understanding into our universe -
Johannes Kepler discovers planetary motion
He gave a new light on the universe -
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Thirty Years War was fought in Germany
A fight betweeen the Hapsburgs and Northern Princes -
William Harvey studies the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heary and circulatory system
He oopened the door for scientist into anatomy -
Oliver Cromwell wins the English Civil war and executes Charles I
It was the first time a King had been publicly beheaded -
Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles
This shows the power of Louis XIV as king -
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes
He caused the Huegenots leave France -
William and Mary rule England after the Glorious Revolution
They ruled during a bloodless revolution -
John Locke wrote the Two Treaties of Government
This book talks about the Divine Right of Kings -
Peter the Great Westernized Russia
He reformed Russia -
Montesquieu writes the Spirit of Laws
Talks about how the French government should vary based on circumstances -
Rousseau writes the Social Contract
Thsi books talks about the morals of a person are based on a contract
