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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The medieval times changed into more modern time -
Period: 1400 to
European Exploration
Exploration of undiscovered areas of the Earth for specific reasons -
1415
Prince Henry of Portugal
His ships reached the Canary Islands -
1440
Johannes Gutenburg
created first printing press -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Discovered the New World -
1497
Vasco da Gama
Sailed from Spain to India and opened a new sea route -
1503
Leonardo daVinci
painted the Mona Lisa -
Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VII
Ruled England -
1513
Francisco Pizarro
Discovered the pacific ocean -
1516
Desiderius Erasmus
translated the New Testament into Greek -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
Where the Protestants split from the Catholic Church -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther
wrote and posted the 95 theses on the church door -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Captain of 5 ships sent out to circumnavigate the world -
1534
St ignatius of Loyola
Founded the Jesuits -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Sent to the new world to find a new route to Asia -
Period: 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
development of intellectual skills -
1555
John Calvin
given absolute supremacy as leader in Geneva -
Period: 1558 to
Queen Elizabeth I
ruler of England and Ireland -
Shakespeare
Writes Henry VI -
Miguel de Cervantes
created the literary masterpiece, Don Quixote -
Galileo
discovered Saturn’s rings through his own telescope -
William Harvey
discovered the circulation of blood within the body -
Period: to
King Charles I
Was a king that ruled over England, Ireland, and Scotland -
Period: to
English Civil War
A fight between the parliament and the royalists -
Period: to
Absolute Monarchies
King Louis XIV of France was an absolute monarch and is one of the most known -
Period: to
Louis XIV
Was king of France and was considered the best king they ever had -
Thomas Hobbes
published the Leviathan -
Period: to
Peter the Great
Ruled the Russian Empire and made Russia more modern -
Isaac Newton
formed the three laws of motion -
John Locke
published his book Two Treaties of Government -
Period: to
Enlightenment
New and modern ideas flourished -
Period: to
Frederick the Great
A great king as well as military commander -
Montesquieu
Wrote the Spirit of the laws -
Voltaire
published Candide in five countries -
Rousseau
wrote the social contract -
Louis XVI
began being King of France -
Napoleon
promoted to General of the Army -
Period: to
French Revolution
The french people got rid of their absolute monarchy and tried to make things equal -
Michelangelo
Completed the statue of david -
Eugene Delacroix
painted Liberty Leading the People