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Jan 1, 1500
Portugal claims Brazil
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Rise of Absolutism in Europe
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Decline of Absolutism in Spain
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Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
Reign of King Henry VIII in England
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Jan 1, 1512
Ferdinand Magellan Leads First Expedition to Circumnavigate the Globe
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Jan 1, 1516
Erasmus Publishes Greek New Testament; More, Utopia
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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther writes Ninety-Five Theses
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Jan 1, 1519
Hernán Cortes captures Aztec Captial - Tenochtitlán
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Jan 1, 1519
Charles V Begins Reign
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Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1522
Height of Portuguese Exploration
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Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Sep 21, 1556
Charles V Reign over Spain
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Period: Oct 7, 1520 to Oct 7, 1566
Height of Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was at its height under Sultan Suleiman I -
Jan 1, 1521
Tenochtitlán is renamed New Spain
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May 7, 1522
Martin Luther translates the New Testement to German
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Oct 7, 1522
Lefévre d'Étaples translates the New Testement to French
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Period: May 1, 1524 to Jul 1, 1525
German Peasants' War
Revolts among the German Peasants which resulted in the harsh executions of the leaders of the revolts -
Aug 1, 1527
Charles V's Imperial Troops Attack Rome
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Period: Oct 1, 1529 to Oct 4, 1529
Colloquy of Marburg
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Mar 1, 1534
Henry VIII Breaks with Rome
Due to personal and political reasons regarding Henry's heir, Henry VIII splits from Rome therefore splitting from the Chruch -
Oct 7, 1534
Luther completes a translation of the Old Testement
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Oct 18, 1534
Affair of the Placards of France
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Jan 1, 1536
Calvin Publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
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Oct 7, 1540
Charles V Imposes Welfare Tax in Spain
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Period: Oct 7, 1553 to Oct 7, 1558
"Bloody" Mary Reigns over England
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Oct 27, 1553
Michael Servetus is arrested and labeled a heretic In Geneva
The Spanish physician published books attacking Calvin and questioning the trinity, resulting in his arrest and being burnt on the stake in Geneva, Switzerland -
Sep 5, 1555
Peace at Augsburg
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Period: Jan 16, 1556 to
Phillip II King of Spain
Considered most powerful ruler in Europe -
Apr 3, 1559
Treaty of Cáteau-Cambrésis
Brought Peace between France and Spain -
Jul 10, 1559
King Henry II of France is Killed
King Henry II dies in a jousting accident -
Period: Jan 1, 1560 to
Religious Conflicts Threaten State Power
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Period: Dec 5, 1560 to May 30, 1574
Charles IX rules France
After his father and his brother's deaths, Carles IX becomes king -
Period: Oct 7, 1562 to
French Wars of Religion
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Oct 7, 1566
Calvinists attack churches in the Netherlands
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Oct 7, 1569
Poland and Duchy of Lithuania unite in a single Commonwealth
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Aug 24, 1572
St. Batholomew's Day Massacre
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Period: Oct 7, 1574 to
King Henry III Rules as king of France
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Nov 7, 1576
Philip II's armies sack Antwerp
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Assassination of William of Orange
Main leader in the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish -
Defeat of Spanish Armada by Elizabeth I
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England Defeats Spanish Armada
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Henry III of France is Killed
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Edict of Nantes
Grants Huguenots of France the freedom to worship in public as well as other rights -
Shakespeare's Hamlet is published
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Miguel de Cervantes publishes Don Quixote
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Louis XIII Ruling of France
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Bohemian Protestants protest against Holy Roman Emporer
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Defenestration of Prague
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The Thirty Years' War
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The Laws of War and Peace is published by Grotius
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Galileo is forced to recant
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French declare war on Spain
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English Civil War
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Louis XIV is King
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Louis XIV becomes King of France.
Son of Louis XIII -
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Treaties of Westphailis
Treaties that ended the Hundred Years' War -
Spain recognizes Dutch independence
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The Fronde Revolt in France
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Charles I beheaded
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Leviathan by Hobbes is published
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Monarchy Restored in England
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Barbados institutes slave code
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War if Devolution
One of the wars of Louis XIV. Enemies: Spain, Dutch Republic, England, and Sweden. Ended by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle- which resulted in France gaining Flanders -
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Battle of Vienna
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Austrian Habsburgs break Turkish siege of Vienna
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Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes
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William III of Orange and Mary are crowned joint monarchs
were monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland
