Modern World History CL

  • Italian wars
    1494

    Italian wars

    King Charles vlI France invaded Italy and this began a series of wars. France and Spain fought over the Italian peninsula.
  • Martin Luther writes 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther writes 95 Theses

    The Theses say how Luther disagrees that people can buy there way into heaven
  • Peasant’s War
    1524

    Peasant’s War

    The Peasant’s War took place in Germany. The peasants had high taxes and no power. 10,000 German peasants stormed castles.
  • Act of supremacy in England
    1534

    Act of supremacy in England

    set of laws that ended the popes power out and made Henry the head of the church
  • John Calvins Institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvins Institutes of the Christian Religion

    John Calvin expressed ideas about god and salvation. Wanted personal faith and wanted people to have more faith. Also agreed that people can't buy there way into heaven.
  • Jesuit order founded
    1540

    Jesuit order founded

    The Jesuit focused on 3 rules. The first one was founded schools throughout Europe. The second on was to convert non Christians to catholicism. The third goal was to stop spread of protestantism. Paul lll approved of these rules.
  • start of Roman Inquisition
    1542

    start of Roman Inquisition

    Paul lll used the Inquisition to seek out heresy in papal territory. Sometimes extended into targeting specific groups like the jews.
  • Copernicus publishes on the revolutions of heavenly bodies
    1543

    Copernicus publishes on the revolutions of heavenly bodies

    Achievements
    - heliocentric theory- sun centered universe
    - formulated the quantity theory of money
  • council of Trent
    1545

    council of Trent

    Paul lll directed the council of Trent. They investigated the indulgence selling and other abuses in the church. They approved the Jesuit order and used the inquisition to seek out heresy in papal territory.
  • peace in Augsburg
    1555

    peace in Augsburg

    german princes could pick which religion they could worship so there wouldn't be any fighting
  • Reign of Elizabeth I
    1558

    Reign of Elizabeth I

    Determined to return her kingdom to protestantism. Parliament agreed and set up the Church of England as her in charge. Established state church that moderate catholics and moderate Protestants might both except
  • Scotland becomes Calvinist
    1560

    Scotland becomes Calvinist

    A visitor of Jeneva, John Knox, applied Clavin's ideas to Scotland meaning each community church was governs by presbyters. protestant nobles and Knox made Calvinism the official religion of Scotland
  • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was when catholic mobs hunted and killed protestants. This massacre spread to other cities and lasted 6 months. Fighting ended when leader Henry became catholic.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Henry 's edict of Nates gave religious freedom of protestants.
  • Bacon publishes the advancement of learning Novum organum

    Bacon publishes the advancement of learning Novum organum

    Achievments
    - developed Scientific Method with Descartes
    - Theory that scientific knowledge must come from the observation of nature through inductive reasoning
  • Galileo publishes Starry messenger

    Galileo publishes Starry messenger

    Achievements:
    - observation of telescope of the solar system
    - confirmed the idea that the sun is the center of the planets
  • Descartes publishes meditations on first philosophy

    Descartes publishes meditations on first philosophy

    Acheievements:
    - developed analytical geometry
    - encouraged scientists to use math and logic instead of experimenting to make new observations
  • Hobbes published Leviathan

    Hobbes published Leviathan

    Achievments:
    - developed the social contract
    - believed that a ruler was always needed to keep the citizens in control. Government was an absolute monarchy.
  • Locke publishes a letter concerning toleration

    Locke publishes a letter concerning toleration

    Achievments:
    - people can learn from experience and improve themsleves
    - criticized absolute monarchy and favored the idea of self-governemnt
  • Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

    Achievements:
    - Division of government and separation of powers
    - Checks and balances
  • Voltaire publishes Candide

    Voltaire publishes Candide

    Achievments:
    - fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech
    - his writings gave the Founding Fathers critical concepts to create a new form of government
  • Rousseau publishes the Social Contract

    Rousseau publishes the Social Contract

    Achievments:
    - he won recognition of writer of essays
    - guaranteed in the U.S. Billof Rights and French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen