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1426
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
Discovery and colonization of Azura island -
1440
The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which made making books a lot easier -
1492
Christopher Columbus
“Discovered” North America -
Period: 1495 to 1498
The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper -
1497
Vasco da Gama
Traveled to India around Africa and back -
1503
Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa -
1511
The Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly which talks about the foolishness of mankind -
1512
Creation of Adam
Michelangelo -
1517
Began Reformation
Martin Luther started the reformation -
1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of his church about the things he didn't like about the Catholic church -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
First European to Cross The Pacific Ocean -
1521
Hernan Cortes
Defeated Aztecs -
1532
The Prince
Niccoló Machiavelli wrote The Prince -
1532
Francisco Pizarro
Conquers Inca Empire -
1534
King Henry VII and the church
King Henry VII declared himself the supreme head of the Church of England -
1534
Founding of the Society of Jesus
Saint Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Sailed through the Saint Laurence River -
1536
Calvinism
John Calvin attempted to standardize the theories of Calvinism -
1543
Copernicus
Copernicus published the Heliocentric model -
1543
Andreas Vesalius
published de humani corporis fabrica -
Period: 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth took the throne after the death of Henry VIII, during her life she made Anglicanism the dominant religion of England -
Francis Drake
Defended England Against the French -
Period: to
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes lived (Leviathan) all people were evil -
Hamlet
William Shakespeare wrote the tragedy called Hamlet -
Galileo
invented the telescope -
Period: to
Kepler
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion were published -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
War between protestant religions and the Catholic church -
Francis Bacon
published Novum Organum -
Period: to
Charles I
Charles I ruled the 3 kingdoms till his execution -
William Harvey
published Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis -
Period: to
John Locke
John Locke lived (2 treatises on Government) and life liberty and property -
Period: to
Louis XIV
Louis XIV's reign -
Period: to
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell’s Reign -
Period: to
Charles II
Charles II was king of England, Scotland, Ireland until his death -
William of Orange
William of Orange marches troops into England and overthrow the king -
Period: to
William and Mary
William and Mary rule over England -
Period: to
Peter the Great
attempted to make Russia a Great nation -
Period: to
Peter the great
Peter the great's reign -
Louis XIV
moved the court to the palace of Versailles -
Isaac Newton
published his laws of motion, gravity, calculus -
James II
James II goes to France in Exile. -
English Bill Of Rights
English Bill Of Rights is written -
Period: to
William and Mary
William and Mary replaced the throne -
Period: to
Baron de Montesquieu
Baron de Montesquieu lives (spirit of laws) - checks and balances -
Period: to
Voltaire
Voltaire lives and writes many enlightened books (Candide) -
Period: to
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived (social contract) -
Period: to
Frederick the Great
War of Austrian Succession -
Period: to
Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great's reign -
Estates General
Estates General occurs -
Great Fear
Peasants were afraid that they were going to be executed -
Storming of the Bastille
People storm the Bastille -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI tries to sneak out of Paris -
National Assembly
National Assembly completes the new Constitution. -
Radicals take over the government
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Robespierre
Robespierre starts Reign of terror with execution of Louis XVI -
Parliament beheads Louis XVI
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Robespierre dies
Robespierre dies by execution, ending Reign of Terror -
Moderates regain control
Moderates regain control, write the Constitution of 1795
