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Paper was invented by the Chinese
gutenburg started the printing press -
Jun 8, 632
Mohammad began the Islamic religion
was accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the pophets of god -
Jul 6, 1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic
he held other opinions about Catholic church, was a dissenter -
Jan 1, 1440
Gutenburg invented the printing presss
growth of literacy was stimulatd -
Apr 17, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach the Americas
was the first person to reach the Americas -
Jan 1, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
symbolizes Christ's final meal with his apostles before he got arrested -
Jan 1, 1500
Michelangelo scuplted the Pieta
resembles Mary grieving over the dead body of Christ -
Jan 1, 1501
Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
slavery was based on race -
Jun 11, 1509
King Henry Vlll broke from the Church of Rome and divorced his wife
he had 5 more wives after he divorced his first -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Catholic Church door
the birth of the protestant church -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
he was the first person to sail around the globe -
Apr 21, 1521
King Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church
was the date of his reign in England -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztecs
the spanish gained contol of northern Mexico by 1550 -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France
his exploration led France to claim Canada -
Aug 15, 1534
The Jesuits were created during the counter reformation
was founded to spread catholic doctrine around the world -
Jan 1, 1537
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
he expanded the Protestant Movement -
Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
was the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe -
Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
the Edict of Nantes gave Huguenots the right to worship as protestants and their civil right privileges -
Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years of War
supported the protestants because he felt the greater enemy of France was Spain
