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World History 2: Time Toast Timeline Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

By Ken47
  • 105

    Paper was invented by the Chinese

    Paper was invented by the Chinese
    Paper was invented in China during the Han Dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad began the Islamic religion

    Muhammad began the Islamic religion
    Muhammad dictated the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam.
  • Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being heretic.

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being heretic.
    This was a preluther event.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Gutenburg invented the printing press

    Gutenburg invented the printing press
    Literacy rates increased.
  • Apr 15, 1492

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
    Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand signed an agreement with Columbus called the Capitulations that agreed to sponsor him on a voyage of exploration.
  • Jan 1, 1495

    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper

    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
    Painted at the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
    This painting is a masterpiece of the Renaissance, housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door

    Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
    This action sparked The Protestant Reformation.
  • Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
    He turned the Philippines into a major Spanish base for trade in the Pacific.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife

    Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Headed the national church in England.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
    Cartier was commissioned by King Francis I of France to explore the northern American lands in search of riches and the rumored Northwest Passage to Asia.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
    The doctrine of predestination in Calvinism deals with the question of the control God exercises over the world.
  • Jan 1, 1547

    Hernando Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire

    Hernando Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
    The Spanish had gained control of Northern Mexico by 1550.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican Church

    Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican Church
    Was the reason for expansion and colonialism.

  • Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
    Elizabeth I was queen during this time.

  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
    The Edict of Nantes put a temporary end to the ferocious religious wars between Roman Catholics and Protestants which had torn France apart since the 1560s.

  • Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War

    Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
    He subsidized the Dutch to fight against the Spanish.

  • Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade

    Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade
    Triangular Tradewas linked with Europe, Africa, and the Americas.