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30
Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion
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100
Paper was invented by the Chinese
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412
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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1362
John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority - not the Pope
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1415
Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic
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1438
The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe
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1439
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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1450
The Renaissance began in the italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe
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1478
The Inquisitions was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine
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1495
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
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1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
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1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
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1533
Henry Vlll broke from the church in rome and divorced his wife
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1534
The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith
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1536
Henry Vlll became the head of the Anglican Church
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1551
Catholic leaders met at the council of Trent
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1577
Elizabeth l sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the New World
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Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
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Queen Elizabeth l defeated Philip ll's Spanish Armada
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Henry lV issued the Edict of Nantes
