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Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
Period of Scholar and Values in Europe -
1439
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the movable press printer -
1483
Nicolaus Copernicus
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was instrumental in establishing the concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the sun, rather than the earth, is the center of the solar system. -
1485
Henry VIII
Biggest invasion of France -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Found the Americas -
1497
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India. -
1500
Prince Henry of Portugal
Responsible for the explorations of the Portuguese -
Period: 1500 to
Age of Exploration
European Ships traveled the World -
Period: 1500 to
Absolute Monarchies
Rule by one person -
1501
Michelangelo
Michelangelo created the David and Pieta statues. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci
He sketched the first parachute, first helicopter, first aeroplane, first tank, first repeating rifle, swinging bridge, paddle boat and first motor car -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
Religious, Political, Intellectual and Cultural Ideals that split up Catholics in Europe -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
He discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean -
1521
Hernan Cortez
Was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain. -
1533
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Founded the jesuit order -
1534
Jacques Cartier
French explorer Jacques Cartier is known chiefly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving Canada its name. -
1535
Francisco Pizarro
Discovered the Pacific Ocean, and after conquering Peru, founded its capital city, Lima. -
Period: 1550 to
The Scientific Revolution
Historical changes to social and institutional organization -
1564
John Calvin
Lead the French protestant reformers -
1577
Francis Drake
English admiral Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe -
Miguel de Cervantes
His most famous novel was Don Quixote. -
William Shakespeare
Created plays such as hamlet and Romeo & Juliet -
Martin Luther
Posted the 95 theses -
Johannes Kepler
First to come up with the 3 laws of planetary motion. -
Galileo Galilei
He discovered Jupiter's four massive moons, now known as the Galilean moons. -
William Harvey
Harvey described the importance of the heart and researched the body -
Charles I
He king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with parliament led to civil war and his eventual execution. -
Period: to
English Civil War
Civil Unrest in English Government -
Oliver Cromwell
He commanded campaigns in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1650s, and served as “lord protector” of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from 1653 until his death -
Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes wrote the Leviathan -
Charles II
Charles II was the monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland -
William and Mary
King and Queen of England -
Louis XVI
He built the palace of Versailles out of his fathers hunting shack to show power -
Louis XIV
King Louis XIV of France led an absolute monarchy during France’s classical age. He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy. -
Period: to
The Enlightenment
The age of reason -
Isaac Newton
Created laws of gravity, and motion -
Period: to
Glorious Revolution
Civil unrest -
John Locke
Wrote the treaties on Government -
Peter the Great
He created a strong navy, reorganized his army according to Western standards, secularized schools, administered greater control over the reactionary Orthodox Church, and introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country. -
Frederick the Great
Ruled Prussia, great military power. -
Baron de Montesquieu
Montesquieu was a french analyst who is famously known for his book spirit of laws, about the separation of powers -
Volitaire
Voltaire was a french philosopher who is most commonly known for writing about freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and tolerance -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
He wrote the social contract and believed in popular sovereignty -
Period: to
The French Revolution
Social and Political upheaval in France -
Napoleon Bonaparte
He was the first emperor of France -
Eugene Delacroix
Painted the "Liberty Leading the People" and "The Death of Sardanapalus”