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1 CE
Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion.
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100
Paper was invented by the Chinese.
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130
Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia.
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412
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
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622
Mohammad founded the Islamic religion.
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1000
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa.
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1100
The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe.
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1366
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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1450
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
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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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1500
The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe.
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1500
Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.”
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1500
The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe.
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
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1504
Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David.
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1512
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 theses
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1521
The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine
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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther.
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1526
The Mughal Empire began in Northern India.
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1533
Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church.
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1533
Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
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1540
The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith.
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1545
Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent.
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1577
Elizabeth I 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 I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.