Semester Timeline Danielle Hottinger

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  • Period: 1394 to 1460

    Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored exploration

  • 1440

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
    Johannes inventing the printing press was one of the key figures to spreading the Renaissance.
  • 1492

    European Exploration

  • Period: 1492 to 1501

    Christopher Columbus completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

  • 1497

    Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer

    Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer
    He discovered sea route to India.
  • 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper
    Leonardo da Vinci paints the last supper Jesus had with his disciples.
  • Period: 1498 to 1499

    Michelangelo sculpts the Pieta statue

    Michelangelo creates the statue Pieta for the French cardinal Jean de Bilhéres.
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints Mona Lisa
    Italian painter paints a picture of a women.
  • Period: 1508 to 1512

    Michelangelo sculpts the statue of David

    Michelangelo creates the sculpture of David that represents a biblical hero.
  • Period: 1508 to 1512

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling at the command of Pope Julius II.
  • 1511

    Desiderius Erasmus writes the essay The Praise of Folly was first printed

    Desiderius Erasmus writes the essay The Praise of Folly was first printed
    Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly which is one of the most important books of the Renaissance.
  • Aug 31, 1517

    Martin Luther writes the 95 thesis

    Martin Luther writes the 95 thesis
    The 95 Thesis were a list pf questions and propositions for debate.
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan was the 1st man to circumnavigate around the world.

    Ferdinand Magellan was the 1st man to circumnavigate around the world.
  • 1519

    Hernan Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador

    Hernan Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador
    He Invade mexico and conquered aztec people and took their belongings.
  • 1521

    Martin Luther translates The Bible

    Martin Luther translates The Bible from Latin to German.
  • 1534

    St. Ignatius de Loyola formed the society of Jesuits

    St. Ignatius de Loyola formed the society of Jesuits
    Jesuits is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church which originated in 16th century Spain.
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartierwas a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France.

    Jacques Cartierwas a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France.
    He was the 1st European to describe and map the gulf of saint lawrence
  • 1534

    Henry VII formed Anglican church

  • 1536

    John Calvin makes a new religion

    John Calvin makes a new religion
    John Calvin creates Calvinism.
  • 1540

    Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador

    Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador
    He led men on an expedition to the Inca empire. (Peru)
  • 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance- and Reformation-era mathematician and astronomer

    Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance- and Reformation-era mathematician and astronomer
    He created the heliocentric theory.
  • Period: 1550 to

    Scientific Revolution

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I was Queen of England

    She's the one who sent out explorers to the new world.
  • 1577

    Francis Drake was the first captain to circumnavigate the world

    Francis Drake was the first captain to circumnavigate the world

  • William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet
    William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. A tragedy about two lovers who's death ends their family's feud.

  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes
    It was started by King Henry IV.

  • William Shakespeare writes Hamlet

    William Shakespeare writes Hamlet
    Shakespeare write Hamlet. A tragedy about a young prince named Hamlet.

  • Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer

    Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer
    He wrote the novel Don Quixote.

  • Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

    Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.
    He discovered the laws of planetary motion.

  • Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath

    Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath
    He invented the first telescope

  • William Harvey was an English physician

    William Harvey was an English physician
    Studied blood circulation and the heart.
  • Period: to

    30 Years War

    Ended by the peace of Augsburg

  • William Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    William Shakespeare writes Macbeth
    Shakespeare writes Macbeth. A tragedy written about political ambition.

  • Charles I led troops to arrest Parliament

  • Period: to

    English Civil War

  • Period: to

    France was ruled by King Louis XIV

  • Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader

    Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader
    Defeated King Charles I.

  • Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

    Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher
    He wrote the leviathan.

  • Charles II restored monarchy

    Charles II restored monarchy
  • Period: to

    Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author and physicist

    He invented the laws of gravity in motion

  • Louis XIV built versailles

    Louis XIV built versailles
  • Period: to

    Russia was ruled by Peter The Great

  • William and Mary replaced king James II.

  • John Locke was an English philosopher and physician

    John Locke was an English philosopher and physician
    He wrote the two treatises of government.
  • Period: to

    Prussia ruled by Frederick

  • Baron de Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher

    Baron de Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher
    He wrote the spirit of laws.

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire
    He wrote Candide.

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher, writer, and composer

    Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher, writer, and composer
    He wrote the social contract.

  • Storming of Bastille

  • Robespierre starts the Reign of Terror