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With the ideal of trying to circumnavigate the globe, Columbus accidentally discovers the Americas leading to one of the biggest events in human history. -
The Catholic Church overuses indulgences which results in many people being able to buy piety so their sins will no longer stand against them. -
Martin Luther pins his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg cathedral starting a spark in the religious furor that results in the creation of Protestants. -
Large peasant uprisings begin based on Lutheranism making them want better rights from their rulers. These revolts are swiftly cut down resulting in the deaths of over 100,000. -
This act resulted in England no longer recognizing the Catholic Church in Rome and creating the Church of England in its wake. The Church of England and the Catholic Church were very similar except for the fact that the head of state in England was the head of the Church of England. -
This marks the first time that the Pope recognized that people were in fact people that were able to be saved by Christ. This is a new idea because somehow they believed that people were not people. -
Jean Calvin creates Calvinism the first distinct denomination that differed from Lutheranism, yet remained Protestant. This branch of Protistantism would result in the creation of the Huguenots, Presbyterians, and Puritans. -
The Council of Trent was a council in which Church officials gathered and debated the articles and charges that have been leveled against the Church whether it be from Martin Luther or other reformers. This would be a leading factor in the Catholic Reformation. -
The Spanish and Portuguese conquered most of South and Latin America taking their vast wealth and exploiting the natives for their benefit. -
Jesuit Schools are very common around Europe which promote Catholisims that teach in a way that further devices Catholics and Protestants. These schools also have the side effect of increasing literacy rates across Europe as well as increasing the amount of knowledge as well.