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600 BCE
Mohammad founded the Islamic religion.
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412 BCE
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
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114 BCE
Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean basin and Asia
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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the chinese
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4 BCE
Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion
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1300
The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe.
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1300
The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa,the Middle East and Southern Europe.
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1392
John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority-not the pope
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1415
Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic.
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1438
the Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe
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1439
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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1464
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa.
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1478
The inquisition was used to reinforce catholic doctrine
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1495
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper.
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1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta.
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1500
Erasmus spread the idea of "humanism".
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1501
Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David.
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
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1508
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door.
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Jan 3, 1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther.
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1526
The Mughal Empire began in northern India
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1532
Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife.
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1534
The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith
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Nov 3, 1534
Henry VIII became the head of the anglican church
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Dec 13, 1545
Catholic leaders met at the council of Trent
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1577
Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the New World.
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Queen Elizebeth I defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada.
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Henry IV issued the edict of Nantes
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Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty years war
