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Jan 1, 1450
Invention of the Printing Press (Gutenberg)
This type of printing allowed people to print more in less time. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Age of the Monarchs
This was the time in history where countries of Europe were all Monarchs. -
Jan 1, 1503
The Painting of the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is 16th century oil painting created by Leonardo da Vinci. It took him approximately 4 years to complete the painting. The king of France bought the painting in 1516. -
Oct 31, 1517
Posting of the 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on All Saints Day to show his view on the sales of indulgences. -
Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Jan 1, 1522
Luther's Translation of the Bible
It is a German Bible translation by Martin Luther, first printed with both testaments in 1534. This translation became a force in shaping the Modern High German language. -
Jan 1, 1534
Luther's Translation of the Bible
The Luther Bible is a German Bible translation by Martin Luther, first printed with both testaments in 1534. -
Jan 1, 1543
The Invention of the Heliocentric Theory
Heliocentrism, or heliocentricism, is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a stationary Sun at the center of the universe. -
Period: Dec 13, 1545 to Dec 4, 1563
Council of Trent
The council of Trent was the 16th-century Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It started in Trent, the capital of The Holly Roman Empire(modern day Italy). -
The Peak of The Renaissance Era
This period in time is marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of culture. Renaissance in itself means rebirth or reconstruction. -
Invention of the first Telescope
The telescope was introduced to astronomy in 1609 by the great Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, who became the first man to see the craters of the moon, and who went on to discover sunspots, the four large moons of Jupiter, and the rings of Saturn. -
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30 Years War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, And at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. -
Invention of the First Steam Engine
Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be used. Water turns to steam in a boiler and reaches a high pressure. When expanded through pistons or turbines, mechanical work is done. This was not actually the first steam engine ever. -
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The Rouis XIV, XV, & XVI
King Louia XIV, XV, XVI were all kings of France, and ran an absolute monarchy. -
Newton's Law of Gravity
Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. -
The First Electric Battery
This is when Benjamin Franklin discovered the battery. -
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French Revolution
This was a period in time where the French over threw the Monarchy in place in three years. This was a very bloody period for the French! -
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Age of Reason
This is a document written to criticizes institutionalized religion and challenges the legitimacy of the Bible, the central sacred text of Christianity. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
This was a machine designed to remove cotton from seeds by Eli Whitney in 1794. -
First steel plow by John Deere
John Deere, on his own, designed the first steel plow in 1837. -
Bombing of Pear Harbor
This was an attack in Hawaii that was to prevent the US from interfering with millitary actions of Japan in southest Aisa. -
D-Day
160,000 allied trops landed along a beach in Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany. -
Enola Gay Drops Da Bomb
Enola Gay was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war. -
Nelson Mandela becomes President
Nelson Mandela is a very big symoblic figure in South African. He was one of many to help change the treatment of black sounth Africans. He became President as a result of this.
