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1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
This invention deeply impacted the printing of books, and put many scribes out of work -
1460
Prince Henry of Portugal died
He was a huge figure in the age of discovery -
1492
Christopher Columbus set sail for the new world
He was originally from Italy, but he sailed for Spain -
1497
Vasco de Gama led a Portuguese fleet to India
He was in search of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East. -
1501
Michelangelo sculpted his statue of David
Michelangelo sculpted his most famous art piece , David. -
1503
Leonardo de Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
The most famous art work piece by Leonardo de Vinci -
1505
Ferdinand Magellan set sail with Portugal
Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer for Portugal -
1513
Francisco Pizarro discovered the Pacific Ocean.
On the expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa -
1514
Nicolaus Copernicus proposed that the center of the universe was not Earth, but that the sun lay near it.
Copernicus distributed a handwritten book to his friends that set out his view of the universe. In it, he proposed that the center of the universe was not Earth, but that the sun lay near it. -
1517
Martin Luther nailed his 35 Thesis
Martin Luther nailed his 35 thesis to the town church so that people would pay attention to his writings -
1519
Hernan Cortez ignored orders and traveled to Mexico
he had about 500 men and 11 ships -
1530
John Calvin broke from the catholic church
John Calvin decided to form his own religion; Calvinism -
1532
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
One of his many wives. -
1534
Jaques Cartier led a voyage to the New World
France’s King Francis I authorized the navigator Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) to lead a voyage to the New World in order to seek gold and other riches, as well as a new route to Asia. -
1536
Desiderius Erasmus died
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1547
Miguel de Cervantes was born
He was a novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of "Don Quixote" -
1558
Elizabeth I was appointed to Throne
She started to rule England -
1564
William Shakespeare was born
William Shakespeare was one of the most famous playwrights -
Francis Drake captured the port of Nombre de Dios
(a drop-off point for silver and gold brought from Peru) and crossing the Isthmus of Panama, where he caught sight of the great Pacific Ocean. -
Johannes Kepler published his first two laws about planetary motion
He had more after, but those were his first laws -
Galileo Galiei discovered four moonsrevolving around Jupiter.
Galileo Galiei greatly impacted the science of what we know now about the universe -
William Harvey appointed as physician to King James
He won recognition as the best physician in London -
St. Ignatius de Loyola was declared Saint
St. Ignatius de Loyola was a catholic priest -
Charles I was the monarch of England
as well as Scotland and Ireland -
Oliver Cromwell led his tropps in the indecisive Battle of Edgehill
Cromwell and his troop then rode to, but arrived too late to take part in the battle -
Thomas Hobbes wrote "The Leviathan"
It became very famous -
Louis XIV declared that he would rule without a chief minister.
He broke with tradition and astonished his court by declaring that he would rule without a chief minister. He viewed himself as the direct representative of God, endowed with a divine right to wield the absolute power of the monarchy. -
Charles II reinstated to the english throne
After a while of being off of the throne he regained control -
Isaac Newton developed the theories of gravitation
He was only 23 years old. -
William and Mary were appointed to throne
the English Parliament formally offered William and Mary the throne as joint monarchs -
John Locke wrote his "Two treatises of Government"
It was written to justify the Glorious Revolution -
Peter the great launched about thirty ships against the Ottomans
He captured Azov in July of that year. -
fredrick the great was crowned the king of prussia
He was a very powerful king and military leader -
Baron de Montesquieu published "The Spirit of the Laws"
It took him about 21 years to write and research it -
Jean Jacques Rousseau returned to Geneva
Shortly after, he converted back to Calvinism -
Louis XVI was born
He was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. -
Voltaire wrote "Candide"
There are 17 versions of "Candide" today -
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself leader of france
He was a powerful military leader -
Eugene Delacroix painted the scenes from the Massacres of Chios
It was one of his most famous art pieces
