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Period: 1350 to
The Renaissance “Rebirth”
artistic and philosophical movement -
May 25, 1420
Prince Henry of Portugal
otherwise known as Henry the navigator appointment as the Grand Master of the Military Order of Christ -
Period: 1439 to 1440
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
invented the printing press in Europe -
Period: 1450 to 1550
European Exploration
A group of circumstances stimulated men to seek new routes of travel and new opertunities -
Period: 1491 to 1547
Henry VIII
king of England and established the church of England in 1534 -
1492
Christopher Columbus first voyage
first voyage to establish colonies -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea
first to reach India by sea trying to establish new trading routes -
Period: 1501 to 1504
Michelangelo creates David
Sculpted David -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
Painted Mona Lisa -
1509
Desiderius Erasmus publishes Praise of Folly
Wrote Praise of Folly -
1514
Nicolaus Copernicus heliocentric theory
heliocentric planetary system where the sun is the center of the universe -
1517
Martin Luther nails 95 theis
nailed 95 thesis to church's door challenging the catholic churches power -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation (Protestant Reformation)
Started in 1517 with Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the church door, he had problems with indulgences
Ended in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years’ War -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes
defeated the Aztec empire -
1522
Ferdinand Magellan 1st circumnavigation
First circumnavigation of the world -
1533
Francisco Pizarro
conquered Inca Empire -
Aug 15, 1534
St. Ignatius de Loyola creates jesuits
founded the group known as the jesuits -
1541
Jacques Cartier sailed along St. Lawrence river
Made 3 voyages along the St. Lawrence river third in 1541 -
Period: 1543 to
The Scientific Revolution
New Experiments, New observations, Curiosity, Questioning ancient beliefs, New scientific instruments, New math -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I
queen of England and established the english protestant church -
Period: 1577 to 1580
Francis Drake
second circumnavigation of the world -
Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish armada -
Period: to
William Shakespeare
Wrote plays such as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet -
Period: to
Absolute Monarchies
Rulers in Europe were trying to claim P.O.W.E.R. -
Johannes Kepler creates the laws of planetary motion
creates the 3 laws of planetary motion -
Galileo Galilei sees Jupiter's moon
First saw the moon of Jupiter through a telescope -
Miguel de Cerviantes
Wrote Don Quixote -
Period: to
30 Years War
involved the major powers of Europe, with Sweden, France, Spain and Austria all fighting on German soil over the churches power -
John Calvin
created Calvinism -
Period: to
Charles I reign
King of England who fought with parliament over power -
William Harvey
published in Frankfurt his completed treatise on the circulation of the blood -
Period: to
English Civil War
Series of armed conflicts between Parliamentarians and Royalists over the English government. -
Period: to
Louis XIV
Louis the Great longest reign in France -
Thomas Hobbes
wrote Leviathan -
Oliver Cromwell
military dictator of England until his death -
Period: to
Charles II
restoration of the monarchy -
Period: to
Isaac Newton
works on the mathematics of gravitation in his home in Cambridge -
Peter the Great
king of Prussia until his death -
Period: to
The Enlightenment
An intellectual movement influenced by the rise of modern science and the religious conflict coming from the Reformation -
Period: to
Glorious Revolution
The replacement of James the second with William of Orange and Mary. -
William and Mary become monarchs
became joint monarchs during the Glorious Revolution -
John Locke
wrote 2 treatises of Gov. -
Period: to
Frederick the Great
king of Prussia -
Baron de Montesquieu
wrote the Spirit of Laws -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote Social Contract -
Period: to
Louis XVI
king of france before the french revolution -
Period: to
The French Revolution
french people felt that they weren't being represented or treated well by the French government -
Voltaire
wrote Age of Enlightenment -
Period: to
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ruler of France and conqueror of most of Europe -
Eugene Delacroix
painted the Barque of Dante
