Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

By gregory824
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    Cai Lun

    Cai Lun
    invented paper in ancient China
  • Nov 11, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Was sponsored by Queen isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
  • Nov 11, 1495

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci
    Leanardo da vinci painted the last supper.
  • Nov 11, 1498

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Sculpted the Pieta
  • Nov 11, 1509

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife
  • Nov 17, 1509

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    Became head of the anglican church
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door.
  • Nov 11, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan
    Ferdinand Magellan was the first to circumnavigate

  • Louis XIV of France

    Louis XIV of France
    The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes of 1598, had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state.

  • Spanish conquisadors

    Spanish conquisadors
    they overthrew the Aztec Empire

  • Slaves

    Slaves
    Slaves were traded along the middle passage of the triangular trade

  • John Calvin

    John Calvin
    Developed the idea of predestination