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1299 BCE
Ottoman Empire began in Europe
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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Ancient Chinese.
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570
Muhammad began the islamic religion
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1375
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa.
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1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being heretic.
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1419
Gold,god,and glory were the three main reasons for exploration.
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1440
Johannes Gutenberg invited the printing press.
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1478
Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish Inquisition.
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1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
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1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Spain and Portugal.
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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
Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the Triangular trade.
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1508
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to church door.
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1519
Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs.
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1521
Hernan Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire.
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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
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1522
Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
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1526
The Muhgal Empire began in India
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1529
King Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife.
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1534
King Henry VIII of England became head of the Anglican Church.
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1534
The Jesuits were created during the catholic reformation.
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1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawrence River to Montreal.
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1545
Followers of the Catholic Reformation met at the Council of Trent
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1559
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
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1559
John Calvin established the idea of predestination
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Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
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King Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.
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Emperor Ferdinand II got France involved in the thirty years war.
