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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Age of the Absolute Monarchs
The era when the most dominate king or queens ruled. -
Oct 31, 1517
Posting of the 95 Theses
The background to Luther's Ninety-Five Theses centers on practices within the Catholic Church regarding baptism and absolution. Significantly, the Theses reject the validity of indulgences. -
Jan 1, 1519
The Painting of the Mona Lisa
An oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci. -
Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Jan 1, 1522
Luther's Translation of the Bible
Martin Luther translated the Bible so that people could also read the Bible. People couldn't read the Bible becasue is was in Latin, so it was translated to german. This also made them able to read it so they didn't have to rely on what the presist was saying. -
Jan 1, 1540
Invention of Telescope
Galileo first used the telescope around 1546 to prove the Heliocentic Theory -
Jan 1, 1540
Invention of the Printing Press
The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1540, based on existing screw presses. Gutenberg, a goldsmith by profession, developed a complete printing system, which perfected the printing process through all its stages by adapting existing technologies to printing purposes, as well as making groundbreaking inventions of his own. His newly devised hand mould made for the first time possible the precise and rapid creation of metal movable type i -
Period: Dec 13, 1545 to Dec 4, 1563
Council of Trent
The council issued condemnations on what it defined as Protestant heresies and defined Church teachings in the areas of Scripture and Tradition, Original Sin, Justification, Sacraments, the Eucharist in Holy Mass and the veneration of saints. It issued numerous reform decrees. -
The Peak of The Renaissance Era
This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". -
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30 Years War
The Thirty Years War is one of the great conflicts of early modern European history.The Thirty Years War consisted of a series of declared and undeclared wars which raged through the years 1618-1648 throughout central Europe. -
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The Reign of Louis XIV, XV, & XVI
Louis the 14th,15th, and 16th were three of the most lide changing rulers in french history. -
The Introduction of the Heliocentric Theory
Galileo Galilei observed space with the newly invented telescope. All of his findings supported Copernicus' heliocentric theory. -
Newton's Laws of Gravity
Newton's Laws of Gravity states that everything is matter and that it is attracted to the grounf by gravity. -
The Frist Electric Battery
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to use the term "battery" to describe an array of charged glass plates. -
Invention of the Steamboat
The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when John Fitch made the first successful trial of a forty-five-foot steamboat on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787, in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention. -
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French Revolution
A time period when the French revolted from Versailles to Paris. -
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Age of Reason
The Age of Reason was an eighteenth-century movement which followed hard after the mysticism, religion, and superstition of the Middle Ages. -
The Invention of the Cotton GIn
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that pulls cotton from its seeds. -
The First Steel Plow by John Deere
John Deere designed the first steel cast steel plow that greatly assisted the Great Plains Farmers. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On this date, Japan military preformed a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor of Honolulu. -
Enola Gay Drops DA Bomb
Enola Gay drops the bomb on Hiroshima -
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Nelson Mendela Elected President
Nelson Mendela was elected president after being in jail for 27 years. -
D-Day
On this date, Allied Forces invaded Normandy to fight Nazi troops.
