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Paper
Paper was invented during the Han Dyanasty and it spread slowly west through silk roads -
Aug 18, 1415
Burning at the stakes
Jan Hus was burned at the stakes for being heretic and also being inpenitent and unrepentant for the accusations of heresy. -
Sep 12, 1440
The Printing Press
The Printing Press was invented by Johannes Gutenburg in 1440 to deliver and spread the news of the Holy Church -
Oct 12, 1492
The New World
In 1492, Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail west toward Asia but found a ¨New World¨ which is known as the Americas -
Oct 13, 1495
The Last Supper painting
The Last Supper was a painting by Leonardo da Vinci ctreated in the refectory or "dining hall". It was then completed in 1498 -
Period: May 10, 1498 to Apr 19, 1499
The Pieta
The Pieta was created by Michelangelo as a renaissance sculputre -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther and the 95 theses
On this day, Martin Luther went to the Wittenburg Castle church door and nailed his 95 theses that would begin the Protestant Reformation. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan started his expedition from Spain to circumnavigate the world. -
Sep 13, 1527
Henry VIII and the church
Henry VIII broke from the chruch of Rome due to wanting to divorce his wife, Catherine and closed all monastaries and needed help from the protestant to accomplish this. -
May 4, 1534
Exploration of the St. Lawrence River and Montreal
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Montreal in 1534 -
Period: Aug 15, 1545 to Oct 23, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a council of the Roman Catholic Church which it provided the main inpetus of the counter reformation. -
The Spanish Armada
On this day, the Armada who were going to invade France, was defeated by Sir Francis Drake. -
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was issued on this day by Henry IV of France and that it granted Calvinist Protestants substantial rights in a predominantly catholic nation. -
France and the 30 years war
France was involved in the 30 years war when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II curtailed the religious activities of his subjects thus causing trouble among protestants -
Islamic Religion
The prophet Muhammed created this religion and also with it, the holy book of The Allah, this spread rapidly from the Arabian peninsula in under 30 years.