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1545 BCE
Council of Trent
Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.
Created to counter Protestant Reformation.
The primary purpose of the council was to condemn and refute the beliefs of the Protestants -
1519 BCE
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
set out from Spain with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
He is the first European to cross Pacific Ocean.
Magellan was killed in battle on the voyage. -
1508 BCE
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
The sistene chapel is a Renaissance art.
The painting is in the ceiling of the church in vatican. -
1500 BCE
Slave trade across Atlantic
The majority of slaves were transported to the New World.
The Portuguese were the first to engage in the New World slave trade.
Current estimates are that about 12 million Africans were shipped across the Atlantic. -
1499 BCE
Naming of the "new World"
Amerigo Vespucci was a navigator that traveled to "the new World"
The new World was not part of the asia
The new world were named after Vespucci. -
1497 BCE
Da Gama lands in India
Da Gama is the first European that reach India.
Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal.
Da Gama used the Pacific Ocean to reach India. -
1439 BCE
Johhanes Gutenberg - printing press
It launched a revolution in printing.
Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith known for inventing.
It enable mass production of books and the rapid dissemination of knowledge throughout Europe. -
1350 BCE
Renaissance begins
The start of renaissance is also the end of Middle Age.
People start making art.
Renaissance change people way of thinking. -
1347 BCE
Black Death begins in Europe
Killed third of population of europe
Started in asia
Make more money
Came from fleas carried by rats -
Aug 3, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella finance christopher columbus voyage.
Christopher columbus was in command of three ships; The Pinta, The niña, and The Santa maria -
Sep 8, 1503
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Da Vinci paint Mona Lisa in florence, Italy.
Mona Lisa is one of the best paint Da Vinci made.
Mona Lisa is made of oil painting and a popular wood panel. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Martin nailed his copy of 95 theses to the door of church
95 theses is about church sins, like indulgences. -
Aug 29, 1533
Pizzaro invades the inca empire
Pizarro was the son of a Spanish gentleman and worked as a swineherd in his youth.
In 1531, he sailed down to Peru, landing at Tumbes.
He have 30,000 men at his disposal. -
Sep 17, 1533
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history.
In 1558, Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
104 english men and boys arrived in Virginia for settlement.
Jamestown was named after english men King, James I.
The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
