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May 23, 1453
capture of constantinpole
on may 23,1453 the armies of mehmet 2 captured constantinople -
Jan 1, 1454
the gutenberg bible is printed
johannes gutenberg introduced the printing press to the european world and it allowed for books and other written documents to be massly produced -
1479
bellini paint "portrait of mehmet 2"
bellini was a well known and impoortant Renaissance painter who was invited to the court of the ottomans to paint a picture of mehmet 2 -
Oct 12, 1492
colombus arrives in the carribean
Christopher Coumbus was an Italian explorer commonly know for landing in the Caribbean and connecting Europe to the Americas. Although he did not "discover" the Americas, his travels provided Europe a chance to colonize and explore the new land. Due to his travels, Europe advanced in their technology and experienced cultural diffusion which allowed for the growth and evolution of their society. -
Jan 1, 1495
Leonardo da vinci paints the last supper
the painting was made to show the importance of religion and art during the renaissance -
Jan 1, 1503
da vinci paints the monallisa
when da vinci created this artwork it was one of the infamous pieces that came out of the renaissance -
Oct 31, 1517
martin luthers 95 thesis
martin luther was a monk who disagreed with the churches interpretation of the bible so he went ahead and put all the problems he had with the church in front of the church door -
Jan 1, 1518
hernan cortez
he was an explorer and his exploration allowed the spanish to have a powerful presence in the americas -
Jan 14, 1522
ferdinand magellen travels around the world
ferdinand magellen was a portugese explorer and he was the first european to travel through the pacific ocean and through the world -
Sep 27, 1540
the jesuits
ignatius de loyola was the founder of the jesuits.they worked against the reformation and succeded in converting many people to catholicism -
The spanish armada
the spanish armada attempted to invade england but during the invasion there was a change in wind direction and this interrupted there battle and they were defeated.This loss marked the end of spains reign as a world power -
the east india company
the english set out on a quest to bring in opportunities for trade so they travelled to south asia and india.India gives the english to take part in the india spice trade enabling them to increase their earnings.The company later acted as a source of imperalism for the english -
galileo creates the telescope
his creation of the telescope introduced new and exciting information about outer space that was not available before.His creation and discoveries helped to shape the scientific revolution -
assasination of henry the iv
henry the Iv was killed by an assasin during a carriage ride in paris -
the 30 years of war
The Thirty Years war began due to the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestants. The war helped to shape the boundries of religion in Europe and allowed sovereign states to exist. The war ended after a series of peace treaties were signed that made up the Peace of Westphalia.
