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Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
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Period: 1400 to
European Exploration
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1415
Prince Henry of Portugal's ships reached the Canary Islands
Although he wasn't on the ship, he simply funded it, his ships reached the Canary Islands -
1440
Gutenberg introduces the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg introduces the printing press to the Holy Roman Empire -
1492
He found the Americas
in an attempt to find a water route from Europe to Asia, Columbus found the Americas -
1497
Da Gama was appointed to command expeditions for the Portuguese government
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1498
Leonardo da Vinci finishes painting, The Last Supper
After three years of work, which began in 1495, he finally has it complete -
1501
Michaelangelo makes the statue of David
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints The Mona Lisa
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Period: 1508 to 1512
MIchaelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
He paints it on the Sistine Chapel which is in Vatican City -
1511
The Praise of Folly
Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly. -
1514
Copernicus created the heliocentric model of the Solar System
The Heliocentric model has the sun as the center as opposed to the Geocentric model with earth as the center. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther's 95 theses are posted
He posts his 95 theses on the church's doors -
Period: Feb 1, 1519 to Aug 23, 1521
Hernando Cortes lead the conquest of the Aztecs
Maybe one of the most important battles that led to the take down of the Aztec Empire. -
1521
The Diet of Worms
They met in Worms, Germany to decide what should happen to Martin Luther, in the end he is excommunicated by Pope Leo X -
Sep 6, 1522
Magellen's Crew Circumnavigated the Globe
although Magellan himself wasn't on the ship, his crew was the first to circumnavigate the world. -
Period: 1532 to 1534
Henry VIII broke from the Papacy
He broke from the papacy and created the Anglican church with him as the leader opposed to the Pope. -
Nov 15, 1532
Pizarro lead his army up the Andes Mounain to conquer the Inca's
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Nov 15, 1532
Pizarro lead his army up the Andes Mounain to conquer the Inca's
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1534
Ignatius de Loyola founded the society of Jesus
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1534
Cartier was the first European explorer to step foot into the present day St. Lawrence River
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1536
Calvin Wrote Institutions of the Christian Religion
He fled to Switzerland in 1536 and wrote this book -
Jul 12, 1543
Henry VIII married (again)
Henry VIII married his sixth (and last) wife, Catherine -
Period: 1550 to
The Scientific Revolution
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Francis Drake Defeated the Armada
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Period: to
Elizabeth I ruled and it became know as the Elizabethan era England
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Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet
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Shakespeare writes Hamlet
The playwright, William Shakespeare, writes a play still famous today; Hamlet. -
Miguel de Cervantes published the first part of Don Quixote
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Galileo noticed Jupiter's 4 moons
This proved that the earth wasn't the only planet with moons and showed us how moons orbit. -
Kepler made his final and third law of planetary motion
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Harvey Published his book
Anatomical Exercise of the motion of the heart and blood in Animals -
Cromwell became the leader of the Puritans (roundheads) during the English Civil War
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Period: to
The English Civil War
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Charles I was killed
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Hobbes wrote his notorious book; Leviathan
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Charles II restored the monarchy by becoming king
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Newton made his Gravitational Theory Laws
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King Louis XIV declared Versailles the official royal residence
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Period: to
Peter the Great was Czar
Peter the great was the absolute monarch of Russia -
Newton published his 3 laws of Motion
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Period: to
The Glorious Revolution
The ruler was overthrown with no blood shed -
William of Orange and Mary ruled
They took Charles II's spot without blood shed, hence the glorious revolution. -
Enlightenment thinker, John Locke, published his Two Treatises on Government
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Period: to
The Enlightenment
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Frederick the Great Became king of Prussia
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Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of Laws
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Voltaire writes his book; Candide.
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Rousseau published his book; The Social Contract
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The Storming of The Bastille led by Napoleon Bonaparte
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Period: to
The French Revolution
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King Louis XVI was killed by guillotine causing the beggining of The Reign of Terror
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Eugene Delacroix painted Liberty Leading the People
