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Artistic and philosophical movement that began in Italy. Renewed interest in ancient greek and roman literature and life.
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Prince Henry of Portugal brought back gold from Africa
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Johannes Gutenberg creates printing press
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Europeans began exploring the new world, taking land, and gaining power
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Prince Henry of Portugal discovered that Africa does not, in fact, go on forever
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Christoper Columbus lands in cuba, believing he's in India
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Leonardo Da Vinci completes The Last Supper
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Vasco de Gama discovers new sailing routes which are still very important today
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Leonardo Da Vinci completed the Mona Lisa
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Michelangelo completed the famous statue of David
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Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
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Desiderius Erasmus writes Praise of Folley
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Michelangelo completes the Sistine chapel
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Martin Luther pins his 95 theses on the church door
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Hernan Cortes lands in mexico
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Ferdinand Magellan sailed across the entire Pacific Ocean
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Francisco Pizarro takes down the Aztec leader, and therefore ruins the entire empire
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Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
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Hernan Cortes discovers the Peninsula of California
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Henry VIII begins Anglican church so that he doesn't have to listen to the pope
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Jaques Cartier lands in canada, believing he's in Asia
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Henry VIII marries Jane Seymore
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Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves
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Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard
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St. Ignatius de Loyola founded the society of Jesus
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A time where many scientific discoveries and growth took place
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Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr
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Nicolaus Copernicus creates heliocentric theory
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The Reformation- Council of Trent meets 3 times through 1545- 1563, Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius of religious men in 1534, Recognized by Pope Paul III in 1540, Reformation in France Huguenots attacked in civil wars in 1562, King Henry IV gave Huguenots religious freedom in 1598, At age 8 Louis XIII becomes king in 1610
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By the end of this year, there were many churches following the ideas of John Calvin
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Elizabeth I established the anglican church
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Francis Drake discovers northern California
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Johannes Kepler publishes Cosmographic mystery
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Shakespeare debuts Romeo and Juliet
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Shakespeare debuts Hamlet
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Gallileo Gallili creates the telescope
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Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote
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William Harvey discovers blood circulation
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Charles I becomes king of England and Scotland
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fall 1641 parliament passed laws to limit royal power. Charles fled London and raised army in northern england where people were loyal to him. From 1642-1649 supporters and opponents of king charles fought the English Civil War.
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Louis XIV becomes king of France
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Oliver Cromwell executes king
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Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan
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Charles II restores the throne
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Isaac Newton begins to consider gravity
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Peter the Great becomes king of Russia
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Glorious revolution Begins
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John Locke publishes Two Treatises on Government
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William and Marry become rulers of England
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Peter the Great begins westernization
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Versailles is completed
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Frederick the Great becomes king of Prussia
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Baron de Montesquieu publishes Spirit of Laws
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Voltaire writes Candide
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Jean Jaques Rouseau writes the Social contract
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People raided the prison, The Bastille, thus beginning the French Revolution
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Louis XVI is executed, and therefore the reign of terror begins
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Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated at the battle of waterloo
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Eugene Delacroix created The Death of Sardanapalus