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Nov 3, 1300
The Plauge was created during the Italian renissance
it killed up to 60% of the population -
Jul 6, 1415
John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
He deinied that the pope had the right to worldly power -
Oct 31, 1418
Prince Henry founded school navigation
People learned how to navigate, make maps, and learned about science so they could travel to west Africa -
Oct 31, 1439
Gutenburg invented the printing press
People could interpret the bible any way they wanted to -
Period: Oct 31, 1450 to
African slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the Triangualr trade in the Americas
It gave the colonies in the America's workers for their plantations and farms -
Apr 21, 1453
The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and Renamed it Istanbul
Ottoman empire became political and economical powerhouse -
Oct 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus' first voyage was spnsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
It opened up connection between Europe and the Americas -
Period: Nov 3, 1497 to Nov 3, 1498
Vasco Da Gama established trade with India for the portugese
portugal got new goods like textiles -
Oct 27, 1498
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper
It shows the Renissance take on perspectiive in art -
Oct 27, 1509
Desiderius Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly
It added his voice to the chorus of critisism about the pope being the head of the church -
Period: Oct 31, 1512 to Oct 31, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
He discovered the land of the Philippines for the Portugese: claiming the land for them -
Oct 31, 1517
Martain Luther wrote the 95 theses
He started the protestant reformation -
Oct 29, 1521
Hernando Cortes and his Forces conquered the Aztec empire
it expanded Spanish colonies in the Americas -
Oct 29, 1532
Fransisco Pizzaro conqured the Incas
It expanded the Spanish colonies in the Americas -
Oct 27, 1534
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and Divorced his wife
He was the first person to break from the Catholic Church -
Oct 31, 1534
Jacques Cartier expolered the St. Lawrence river and Montreal leading the French claim to Canada
It opened up new colonies in the Americas for France -
Nov 2, 1536
John Calvin belief established the idea of predestination
It said that God decided all things forehand -
Oct 31, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus creared the heliocentric theory
it said that the sun was in the center of the solar system and the other planets rotated around it -
Period: Oct 29, 1545 to Oct 29, 1563
Followers of Cathicolism met at the Council of Trent
Catholics wanted to make amends with protestants but the protestants didn't show up -
Oct 31, 1558
Queen Elizabeth became head of the Anglican Church
The people of Englanc were aloud to practice any religion they wanted to -
Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada
It opened the way for the rest of the Europeans to adventure into the Americas -
Kepler discovers planetary motion
it discovered mathmatically that planets revolve around the sun -
Galeleio used his telescope to prove the helicentric theory
It angered the pope and he lived under house arrest until he died -
William Harvey studies the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system
He revealed how the heart functions -
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The English Civil War is fought in England
It resulted in king Charles being executed and the start of Oliver Cromwell coming to power -
Oliver Crmwell wins the English civil war and excecutes Charles I
He came to power and established a republican from of government -
Louis XIV builds the palace of versailles
It becaome a symbol of Royal power and it weakened the power of the nobles -
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes
Because Louis revoked the edict of Nantes the Hughenots left France -
William and Mary rule England after the Glorious Revolution
The previous ruler, king James got kicked off the throne during the bloodless revolution -
John Locke wrote the two treaties on Government
It had a deep influence on modern political theory -
Peter the Great westernized Russia
Because of this Russia was placed church under control of gov., increased the size of army, and increased trade with western Europe -
Montestquieu writes spirit of laws
it said that seperation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining full control of government -
Rousseau writes the social contract
it was an agreement among free individuals to create a society and a government
