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1418
Prince Henry sends out expeditions to Africa
Prince Henry funds the expeditions to allow them to explore Africa -
1440
The printing press is invented
the innovated printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenburg. -
1492
Christopher Columbus sails across the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus sails with three ships full men across the Atlantic ocean -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama sails to India
Vasco da Gama discovers a new trading route to India -
1501
Amerigo Vespacci claims that it is new land.
Amerigo tells many that the new found land is not Asia but a entirely new land mass -
1503
The Mona Lisa is painted by Leonardo Da Vinci
The famous painting is created by Leonardo -
1504
Statue of David is created
The statue of David is created by Michelangelo -
1506
Pedro Alvares Cabral reaches modern day Brazil
A Portuguese explorer named Pedro Alvares Cabral sails to modern day Brazil -
1512
The 16th Chapel is painted
Michelangelo paints the 16th Chapel -
1516
Eramus edits the New Testament
Eramus was a renaissance thinker who edits the New Testament -
1517
Luther hammers the 95 thesis on his church door
After being fed up with how the Catholic Church ran things he nails 95 thesis that speak against the church. -
1519
Magellan sails off
Magellan takes 250 men and 5 ships -
1520
Luther is excommunicated from the Catholic Church
After Luther nails the 95 thesis to the door of his church. The Catholic Church excommunicates him when he refuses to remove them. -
1521
Hernando Cortez conquer the Aztecs
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez invades South America and take over. -
1522
What remains of Magellan's crew sucessfully circumnavigate the globe
Only 18 men and a ship return from the journey Magellan dies during the trip -
1532
Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incan Empire
Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro takes over the Incans -
1534
The Jesuit are founded
A Catholic order devoted to the Catholic Church is founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola -
1534
Henry viii breaks from the catholic church
When the pope said that he will not let Henry divorce his wife he broke from the church -
1534
Jacques Cartier sails for the Americas
French explorer Jacques sails for modern day Canada only to bring back fool's gold and quartz -
1540
The Jesuits are recognized by the pope
The Jesuits are finally recognized by Pope Paul iii as a order of the Catholic Church. -
1542
Pope Paul starts the Roman Inquistition
To counter the reformation the Pope starts an inquistion -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus creates the Heliocentric model
Copernicus creates a model showing that the Sun is in the center not the Earth -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Pope Paul iii meets with church leaders three times
The Pope meets with the Catholic church's cardinals to reform the church. -
Spanish armada is defeated by Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake is hired by Queen Elizabeth the first to help them defeat the Spanish armada -
Romeo and Juliet is written
The famous play Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespare -
Henry iv gives Hugnenots religious freedom
King Henry iv give protestants freedom from religious intolerance -
Galileo invents telescope
Galileo invents the telescope and with it he observe some of the planets in our solar system -
Johannes Kepler discover Laws of Planetery Motion
This scientific law helps modern day scientists better understand our universe -
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The Thirty Years War
The war was fought between the northern German states against the southern German states who sided with the Catholic Church. -
William Harvey discovers blood circulation in the body
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Parliamnet passes laws to limit royal power
The Parliament of Britain passes laws to limit their monarch's power -
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Louis xiv rules France
Louis rules as a absolute monarch and is one of the longest reigning monarchs in the history of France -
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English Civil War
The English Civil War is fought between Parliament and the monarch Charles i -
The Puritans recruit Oliver Cromwell as general
After years of a stalemate the Puritans recruit Oliver Cromwell to help defeat the Loyaltist -
The English King is taken prisoner
Charles the i is taken as a prisoner when Puritan forces defeat the Loyalist forces -
Charles the i is executed
Charles is brought to trial and is sentenced to death -
Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes publishes his book talking about how people are naturally evil and need a strong absolute monarch to keep them in check. -
Parliament ask for Charles the ii to become king
After Oliver dies and his government crumbles Parliament asks Charles ii to become king of England -
Charles ii is crowned king
Charles the ii returns to England and is crowned as the ruling monarch -
Isaac Newton discovers the 3 Laws of Motion
Isaac discovers one of the most famous scientific laws -
Versailles is built
Louis the xiv builds Versailles which may or may ruin France's economy -
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Peter the great rules over Russia
During his rule he helps modernize Russia -
Charles the ii dies and James the ii becomes king
Charles ii dies and since he never had children his brother James the ii becomes king of England -
James ii is overthrown by his daughter and her husband
James' daughter and her husband William iii overthrow him making them the ruling monarchs -
Parliament drafts English Bill of Rights
After the Glorious Revolution the British Parliament passes this bill to limit the power of royal power in England -
John Locke writes the Two Treatise of Government
A English Enlightenment thinker John Locke spoke against the monarchy -
Montesquien publishes the Spirit of Laws
Enlightenment thinker Montesquien publishes his famous book -
Voltaire writes Candide
French enlightenment thinker Voltaire writes against the monarchy and the clergy -
Jean Jacque publishes the Social Contract
enlightenment thinker Jean writes and publishes his work -
Fredrick the great's rule ends
Fredrick the great dies after ruling as a absolute monarch -
The National Assembly issues the Declaration of Rights of Men and Citizens
The French National Assembly publishes the Declaration of Rights of Men and Citizens -
Thousands of women march to Versailles
Thousands of women march to the French king's palace and drags him back to Paris -
The 3rd Estate take the Tennis Court Oath
After being kicked out of the Estate General Meeting the 3rd Estate generals take the Tennis Court oath -
The French people storm the Bastille
French citizens of the 3rd Estate storm the prison sparking the revolution -
Robespierre starts Reign of Terror
Revolution radical Robespierre starts Reign of Terror until he is beheaded which ends the Reign of Terror -
Louis the xvi is executed
Louis xvi is executed by French revolutionaries -
Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France
Napoleon crowns himself as the Emperor of France and he crowns his wife as empress -
Britain joins Spain to fight in the Peninsular war
Britain helps Spain drive off French forces from Spain -
Napoleon leads the disastrous Russian campaign
Napoleon attempts to invade Russia with 600,000 troops only 94,000 return -
Battle of the Nations
Napoleon's army battles against an alliance of countries and is defeated with Napoleon being exiled -
Napoleon returns to power
Napoleon returns to his former glory for a hundred days -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon is faced against another alliance of countries which again defeats his army and Napoleon is sent back into exile -
Eugene Delacroix paints Liberty Leading the People
Famous painter and a supporter of the Enlightenment he creates this painting