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Jan 1, 1337
Hundred Year's War
Hundred Year's War was between England and France. The war was fought in France. The war was over rival claims to territories in France. The war ended in 1453 resulting in French Victory. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Plague
The Black Plague is a disease caused by the bacterium Yersina. It killed 1.5 million people in Europe. -
Jan 1, 1386
Dontello
Donatello was born on 1385, he was a famous sculpuretist during the Renaissance. He recreated the Famouse sculpture of David. -
Jan 1, 1412
Joan of Arc
Joan grew up a peasent girl, later becoming a French femal knight who let the French in many important victories in the Hundred Year's War. He claimed divine guidence. He was capture by the English and burn in the stake at age 19 in 1431. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leornando da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was a famous artist during the renaissance. Well known for the painting of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. His 5 most known art works are: Sistine Chapel celing, David, Pieta, The creation of Adam, and The Last Judgement. -
Jan 1, 1483
Raphael
Raphel was born on 1483 the month is unknown. Very well known for the painting The school of Atheans. -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartholomew Diaz
Bartholomew Diaz "discovered" the southern tip of Africa also know as the "Cape of Good Hope." This discovery proved ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa. -
Sep 6, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed from Spain in September 6, 1492. Columbus planned to reach India by heading west across the Atlantic, but landed on the Bahamas thinking it was India. He explored islands in the area before he returned to Spain as a hero. He discovered the Americas while he was trying to make a india. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Line of Demarcation was a line drawn by the Pope down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Spain had control of lands west of the line; Portugal had control of lands east of it. The line was created to keep the peace between Spain and Portugal, to make sure the peace is kept they created the Treaty of Tordesillas. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was the first to find a water route to Asia and the first to round the tip of Africa to India. -
Oct 31, 1517
Beggining of The Protestan Reformation
The Protestan Reformation began when Martin Luther issued a docuement called the 95 Theses and nailed to a church door in Wittenburg, Germany. -
Jan 1, 1519
Voyage of Magellan
Ferdinad Magellan headed west from Spain, he reached a narrow passageway at the southern tip of South America. Four months later he reached the Philippines where he fought with a filipino tribe. Ferdinand was killed in battle, l3 years later his crew returned to Spain. His crew was the first to circle the globe. -
Jan 1, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Herman Cortes conquered the Aztects in 1521. He conquered it because of gold, glory, and god. -
Jan 1, 1522
German Bible
Martin Luther rewrote the Bible in German so people could understand it. -
Jan 1, 1526
English Bible
Willian Tyndale translated the German Bible into english. -
Oct 1, 1529
The Marburg Colloquy
The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting to discuss and find a solution to the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper. -
Jan 1, 1530
The Church of England
King Henry VIII denied authory of the Pope by creating his own church, "The Chuch of England." King Henry VIII created his own chuch so he can marry Catherine of Aregon. -
Jan 1, 1533
Francisco Pizarro
Fransisco Pizarro conquered the Inca in 1533. Also because of gold, glory, and god. -
Jan 15, 1535
Thomas More
Those More was executed by Henry the 8th because he refused to support the English Reformation. -
Jul 1, 1553
Mary I
Mary i was daughter of King Henry VIII, she became Queen after her father's death. Mary tried to restore Catolism, burned hundreds of Protestants at the stake. Nick named "Bloody Mary." -
Sep 25, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth i, sister of Mary i, became Queen after her sister death. Elizabeth blended the Church of England and Catholicism, religion called Anglicanism. Puritants left to North America to have religious freedom, at least some of it. -
Brazil's Age of Gold
Gold wasd discovered in Brazil in 1695, whitch began a massive gold rush. Brazil exported 3 tons of gold a year from 1735 to 1760. -
Brazil
Brazil became Portugal's most important colony by 1700s. Brazil had sugar plantations that used Indian, and African slaves. Jesuits converted most natives to Christians by force.
