Holy Roman Empire 1450-1900

Stuff

Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Dec 31, 1900

Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press

Mar 8, 1456

The invention of the printing press would lead to the extreme production of books to the world that would lead to easier means of obtaining books for all people.

Muslims Expelled From Spain

Apr 1, 1492

Muslims Are Kicked out of spain by Isabella and Ferdinand

Christopher Columbus Arrives in the New World

Sep 8, 1492

Columbus arrives in the new world, bringing with him European ideas and disease, and this begins the exchange of ideas and items between Europe and the Americas further on in History.

First Case of Syphilis in Europe

Mar 8, 1493

Vasco Balboa Reaches the Pacific

Mar 8, 1513

By travelling through the panama straight Balboa became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean in recorded history.

Protestant Reformation

Mar 8, 1517

Martin Luther begins what we know as the protestant reformation because of corruption in the Catholic Church and the selling of rights to heaven by the men in power.
"6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring and showing that it has been remitted by God; or, to be sure, by remitting guilt in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in these cases were disregarded, the guilt will certainly remain unforgiven" -95 Theses

Cortes Destroys the Aztec Empire

Mar 8, 1521

Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico late in the 1510's and progressively conquered the entire Aztec Civilization with small amounts of men in comoparison to the empire. This primary source shows the technological advancements of the Spaniards compared to bow and arrows of Aztecs. This is one of the reasons why the Spaniards were able to wipe out the Aztecs so quickly. They Spanish were also aided by an unintentional killer: small pox.

Pizarro Conqueres the Inca Empire

Mar 8, 1532

With Guns... Germs... and Steel, Pizarro essentially eradicates the Inca Empire from the planet.

French Revolution

Mar 8, 1789

French revolutionaries fight and overthrow the power in charge at the time, completely revamping the french structure and settlement of the time, editing things as radical as the calendar.

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

Mar 8, 1789

French assembly issued this during the revolution stating what they wanted.

Napoleon names himself Emperor

Mar 12, 1804

Napoleon over steppes his bounds and named himslef emperor. What can be seen in the primary source is the pope being held hostage to bear witness to the coronation, and that Napoleon himslef is putting the crown on his wife's head. This is significant in that Napoleon thought he was above everyone else.

Napoleon Bonaparte In Power

Period: Mar 17, 1805 to Apr 11, 1814

Napoleon Bonaparte siezed control of France shortly after the French revolution, and while he is often associated with a ruthless leadership, he did bring some semblence of stability to this area in turmoil.

Peru Declares Independence

Mar 8, 1821

Declared Independence from Spain

Brazil Declares Independence

Mar 8, 1822

Declared Independence from Portugal

Bolivar Defeats Spanish Army

Mar 8, 1824

In the battle for Mexican Independence Bolivar and mexico crushed the Spanish army.

Haiti Declares Independence

Mar 8, 1834

After a long revolution, the Haitian people declare independence from the French, marking them as the only successful slave revolt in history.

Marx Publishes the Communist Manifesto

Mar 8, 1847

This document would give inspiration to the world and the communist movements that would emerge later in history.