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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Chinese
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1246
The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe.
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1374
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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1439
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
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1478
The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine
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1495
Leonardo Di Vinci painted the Last Supper
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1497
The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe
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1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
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1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door.
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1534
Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
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1535
Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church.
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1536
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
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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 Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada.
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.
