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Jan 1, 1300
Patrons were created during the Italian Renaissance.
They financially supported artists. -
Jul 6, 1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
He denied that the pope had the right to worldy power. -
Jan 1, 1418
Prince Henry founded the school of navigation.
It increased people's knowledge on navigation, map-making, and science which allowed my people to explore. -
Jan 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
It spread learning, ideas, and writings in vernacular languages. -
Period: Jan 1, 1451 to
Captured Africans were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the Americas.
Slavery started to be based on race. -
Apr 21, 1453
The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul
The Ottoman Empire became the political and economic powerhouse. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus' first voyage was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia.
It opened up connection between the eastern and western hemispheres. -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama established trade with India for the Portuguese.
His voyage of 27,000 miles gave Portugal a direct sea route to India. -
Jan 1, 1498
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper.
It shows the Renaissance's new take on perspective in art. -
Jan 1, 1504
Nicolaus Copernicus created the heliocentric theory.
His idea stated that the planets revolve around the sun, which is what we know to be true today. -
Jan 1, 1509
Desiderius Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly
He wrote it to entertain his friend. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses
It started the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1521
Hernando Cortes and his forces conquered the Aztecs
It expanded Spain's colonies in the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1532
Francisco Pizzaro conquered the Incas
It expanded Spain's colonies in the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1534
King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church and Divroced his wife
He was the first royal to break from the Catholic Church and divorcing was not common back then. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada.
His explorations expanded the knowledge of the New World and French colonies in the New World. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church.
This was because of the Act of Supremacy. -
Jan 1, 1536
John Calvin's beliefs established the idea of predestination.
The religion formed around his idea is called Calvinism. -
Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563
Followers of Catholicism met at the Council of Trent
Catholics wanted to make amends with Protestants, but the Protestants didn't show up. -
Jan 1, 1577
Sir Francis Drake became the first person to circumnavigate the world.
It increased interest in exploration. -
Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada
It opened the way for the rest of Europe to venture into the Americas. -
Johannes Kepler discovers planetary motion.
Kepler's laws showed that Copernicus' basic ideas were true. -
Galileo used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory.
It improved people's knowledge on space and proved ideas right or wrong. -
William Harvey studied the animals and anatomy to create and accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system.
He discovered that blood circulated around the body. -
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The English Civil War was fought in England
It resulted in King Charles' execution and the start of Oliver Cromwell's rule. -
Oliver Cromwell wins the English Civil War and executes Charles I.
Never before had a reigning monarch faced a public trial and execution. -
Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles.
It allowed Louis XIV to centralize the nobles' power my making them live there with him. -
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes
Becuase of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the Huguenots left France. -
William and Mary ruled England after the Glorious Revolution
The previous ruler King James was kicked off the thrown in the bloodless revolution. -
John Locke wrote the Two Treaties on Government.
This book served to justify the overthrow of James II. -
Peter the Great westernized Russia
It made Russia stronger and increased the power of the czar. -
Baron de Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of Laws.
It talked about his idea of seperation of powers. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the Social Contract.
It explained his idea of a direct democracy.
