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Paper was invented by the Chinese
Paper was created by the Chinese in 105 A.D. -
Oct 16, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
He ended up in the bottom right of America. -
Oct 16, 1495
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper
The last supper was created between the 1495- 1498 -
Oct 16, 1498
Michelagelo sculpted the Pieta
The Pieta was created between 1498-1499 -
Oct 16, 1500
Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the Triangular Trade
Slaves and gold were sold in the triangular trade -
Oct 16, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door
The 95 theses were printed in German and distributed to the populace. -
Oct 16, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
he was the first to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. -
Oct 16, 1519
Hernan Cortez the navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
Cortes and his followers sailed to the coast of Yucatan -
Oct 16, 1547
King Henry broke the church in Rome
when the Catholic Church would not grant him a divorce, he broke with the church in Rome. -
Oct 16, 1558
Queen Elizabeth became the head of the Anglican Church
she was head of the England church -
Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada
Philip II of Spain sent the Spanish Armada to try and invade England during Elizabeth's reign. -
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes put a temperary end to religious wars