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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Chinese
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7
Muhammed began the Islamic Religion
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1299
The Ottoman Empire began in Africa
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1400
Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration
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1415
Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic
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1430
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa
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1440
Gutenberg invented the printing press
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1494
The Line of Demarcation divided the claims of Portugal and Spain
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1498
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
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1499
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
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1512
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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1517
Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door
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1519
Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
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1519
Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
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1521
Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs
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1526
The Mughal Empire began in Northern India
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1534
Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church
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1534
Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
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1534
The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
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1536
Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
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1545
Followers of Catholic faith met at the Council of Trent
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1559
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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1577
Francis Drake was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
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Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
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Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years War
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Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
