Renaissance/Reformation/Exploration Timetoast

Renaissance Age pf Discovery

Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1757

Hundred Year's War

Jan 1, 1337

Hundred Year's War was a war 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.

Black Plague

Jan 1, 1347

The Black Plague is a disease caused by the bacterium Yersina. It killed 1.5 million people in Europe.

Donatello

Jan 1, 1386

Donatello was born on 1385, he was a famous sculpuretist during the Renaissance. He recreated the Famouse sculpture of David.

Joan of Arc

Jan 1, 1412

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. Joan claimed divine guidence. Joan was capture by the English and burn in the stake at age 19 in 1431.

Leonardo da Vanci

Apr 15, 1452

Leornando da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. Leornando was a famous artist during the renaissance. Well known for the painting of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1475

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.

Raphael

Jan 1, 1483

Raphel was born on 1483 the month is unknown. Very well known for the painting The school of Atheans.

Bartholomew Diaz

Jan 1, 1488

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.

Christopher Columbus

Sep 6, 1492

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. Columbus also "discovered" the Americas in his search for gol, glory, and god. Columbus did 3 more voyages before he died.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Jun 7, 1494

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. Portugal was givving control of Brazil and Spain got the rest of South America.

Vasco de Gama

Jan 1, 1497

Vasco da Gama was the first to find a water route to Asia and the first to round the tip of Africa to India.

Begging of The Protestan Reformation

Oct 31, 1517

The Protestan Reformation began when Martin Luther issued a docuement called the 95 Theses and nailed to a church door in Wittenburg, Germany.

Voyage of Magellan

Jan 1, 1519

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 where the first ti circle the globe, and proved the world was round. Not only that but proved the oceans were connected.

Hernan Cortes

Jan 1, 1521

Herman Cortes conquered the Aztects in 1521. He conquered it because of gold, glory, and god.

German Bible

Jan 1, 1522

Martin Luther rewrote the Bible in German so people could understand it.

English Bible

Jan 1, 1526

Willian Tyndale translated the German Bible into english.

The Marburg Colloquy

Oct 1, 1529

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.

The Church of England

Jan 1, 1530

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.

Francisco Pizarro

Jan 1, 1533

Fransisco Pizarro conquered the Inca in 1533. Also because of gold, glory, and god.

Thomas More

Jan 15, 1535

Those More was executed by Henry the 8th because he refused to support the English Reformation.

Mary i

Jul 1, 1553

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."

The Peace of Augsburg

Sep 25, 1555

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

Elizabeth i

Nov 17, 1558

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

Jan 1, 1695

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

Jan 1, 1700

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.