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Period: 1350 to 1550
The Italian Renaissance
Renaissance means "rebirth" and in this case was the rebirth of the ancient Greek and Roman classics. -
1405
Zheng He sets on the first Chinese exploration
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1430
China isolates itself
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1434
Cosimo de' Medici takes control of Florence
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1447
Francesco Sforza takes control of Milan
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1453
The Ottomans conquer Constantinople
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1455
The printing press is invented
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1469
Festival started to celebrate Plato
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Period: 1494 to May 5, 1527
The Italian Wars
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1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
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Oct 31, 1517
Luther posts the 95 Theses
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1518
The first Spanish ship carries enslaved Africans to the Americas
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1519
Charles V chosen Holy Roman Emperor
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1521
Luther is excommunicated
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Period: 1521 to 1535
Hapsburg-Valois Wars
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1522
Luther returns from hiding
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1524
The Peasant Revolt
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1531
War between Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
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1531
Protestant German princes form an alliance
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1532
Ottomans threaten Austria
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1534
The Act of Supremacy
The Act put Henry VIII in power of the Church of England instead of the Pope. -
1535
Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire
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1536
Calvin starts to reform Geneva
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1540
Jesuits are recognized as a religious order
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1545
The Council of Trent is established
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1545
Truce between Charles V and Ottomans
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1547
Henry VIII dies
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1547
Charles V defeats Protestant alliance
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1553
"Bloody" Mary takes power
She kills as many as 300 Protestants. -
1555
The Peace of Augsburg