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1415
Prince Henry
Captured Ceuta, the Moroccan city -
1418
Prince Henry
He started the first school for oceanic navigation, named School of Navigation, at Sagres, Portugal -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented moveable type mechanical press -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
“Discovers Americans” -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Lands in San Salvador in the Bahamas -
1498
Leonardo da Vinci
Painted The Last Supper -
1498
Vasco da Gama
Was the first to navigate a route to the east and India -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci
Painted the Mona Lisa -
1504
Michelangelo
Sculpted the statue of David -
1509
Desiderius Erasmus
Wrote "The Praise of Folly" -
1512
Michelangelo
Painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling -
1517
Martin Luther
Nailed 95 theses on the catholic church's door -
1520
Hernan Cortes
Rebellion of Aztecs against Spanish -
1521
The Diet of Worms
Martin Luther made an appearance at the meeting of Diet of Worms where he refused to recant -
1521
Hernan Cortes
Defeated the Aztecs -
1522
Martin Luther
Translated the Old Testament in German while in exile -
1522
Ferdinand Magellan
Circumnavigated the globe for the first time -
1533
Henry XIII
King Henry broke away from the Roman Catholic Church -
1533
Francisco Pizarro
Conquered the Incas -
Aug 29, 1533
Francisco Pizarro
Killed Incan Emperor -
1534
Henry VIII
Started the Anglican church -
1534
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Founded The Jesuits -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Claimed Canada for France -
1536
John Calvin
Published "Institutio Christianae Religionis" -
1540
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Was recognized by Pope Paul III -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Discovered the heliocentric theory -
1559
John Calvin
Established Collège de Genève -
1563
Council of Trent
Church leaders met to clearly define doctrines 3 times starting in 1545 -
1580
Francis Drake
Circumnavigated the globe for the second time -
Elizabeth I
Made the Anglican Church the official state church -
Elizabeth I
Was victorious against the Spanish Armada -
William Shakespeare
Wrote "Romeo and Juliet" -
William Shakespeare
Wrote "Hamlet" -
Miguel de Cervantes
Wrote "Don Quixote" -
William Shakespeare
Wrote "Macbeth" -
Johannes Kepler
Published Laws of Planetary Motion -
Galileo Galilei
Invented a new telescope to study the moon and stars -
Thirty Years War
Support of Lutheranism leads to war -
Louis XIV
Built the Palace of Versailles -
William Harvey
Published "Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood of Animals" -
Charles I
Parliament passed laws limiting King’s power -
Charles I
Leads troops to arrest Parliament -
English Civil War
Started -
Oliver Cromwell
Was found by Puritans to fight for them -
Thirty Years War
The Peace of Augsburg ended the war -
English Civil War
Puritans win war -
Thomas Hobbes
Wrote "Leviathan" -
Oliver Cromwell
Became dictator of England -
Charles II
He becomes King of England which is known the Restoration -
Charles II
Parliament passes Habeas Corpus Act -
Isaac Newton
Published "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" -
Glorious Revolution
William of Orange led his army to London against King James II causing him to flee -
William and Mary
William and Mary were crowned after James II fled -
William and Mary
Parliament drafted a Bill of Rights, which William and Mary consented to -
John Locke
Wrote "Two Treatises On Government" -
Peter the Great
Made a trip to the West -
Peter the Great
Formed Russia's first standing army -
Peter the Great
Founded the city of St Petersburg -
Frederick the Great
Became King of Prussia -
Frederick the Great
Most know battles were the Battle of Hohenfriedberg -
Baron de Montesquieu
Wrote "Spirit of Laws" -
Voltaire
Wrote "Candide" -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote "Social Contract" -
Louis XVI
Called for an Estates General in 1789 -
Storming of Bastille
People stormed the Bastille -
Great Fear
Peasants were afraid of being attacked by King's troops -
Louis XVI
He tried to sneak out of Paris with his family but was caught -
End of French Monarchy
Radicals take over french government after the execution of Louis XVI -
Reign of Terror
Started by Robespierre when he and his supporters executed anyone who seemed to be a threat to the revolution -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon takes control over french government as dictator -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon became Emperor -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena island -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon and his army were completely defeated -
Eugene Delacroix
Painted "Liberty Leading The People"
