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  • Gutenberg Printing Press
    1440

    Gutenberg Printing Press

    Johanes Gutenberg invents the printing press with the first book he prints being the Gutenberg bible. This leads to a major increase in literacy and leads to weakening in trust with the church.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans removing it from Byzantine control. Major trade city with high political and economic benefits.
  • Period: 1485 to

    Tudor Dynasty Reign

    118 year period starting with the war of roses. Important events during this time: English reformation, defeat of the Spanish armada, the flourishing of the English renaissance, and England's growing prominence as a world power.
  • Alhambra Decree
    1492

    Alhambra Decree

    Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella issue decree that all Jews must convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.
  • Completion of Reconquista
    1492

    Completion of Reconquista

    Emirate of Granada surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Paved way for the expulsion of Jews from Spain
  • Columbus Sails to the Americas
    1492

    Columbus Sails to the Americas

    Christopher Columbus sponsored by the Spanish monarchs sailed westward on the Atlantic to try to find a new route to Asia. He ends up discovering the Americas.
  • Michelangelo Completes Sistine Chapel Painting
    1512

    Michelangelo Completes Sistine Chapel Painting

    Painting took 4 years and depicted nine scenes from genesis.
  • Martin Luther Publishes 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Publishes 95 Theses

    Posted 95 theses on a church door directly criticizing and apposing church authority. Complaints about faults from the church.
  • Luther's Attendance at the Diet of worms
    1521

    Luther's Attendance at the Diet of worms

  • Machiavelli's The Prince is Published
    1532

    Machiavelli's The Prince is Published

  • Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII
    1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII

    Declares that Henry viii is the leader of the church and opposes the pope. He did this to accept his own request for divorce.
  • Copernicus publishes On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
    1543

    Copernicus publishes On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

    Heliocentric model means centered around the sun. part of scientific revolution. heavily opposed by the church because of disagreement with established official doctrine.
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent (Catholic Reformation)

    Catholic's means of reforming. A council developed to reform and change the church to try to retain the catholic population and prevent conversion to Protestantism.
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    Cuius Regio, Eius Religio. Who's religion, his religion
    rulers of each territory can choose the accepted religion of their subjects. Gave rights to subjects who disagree with their lords seizure or selling of property.
  • St. Bartholomews Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomews Massacre

    Mob violence against french protestants. 5,000-30,000. Huguenot leader, Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.
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    War of the Three Henry's

    Eighth and final war of the French Wars of religion. Between Henry iii of France, Henry of Navarre, and Henry i, Duke of Guise.
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    English decisive victory resulting in the loss of 44 Spanish ships and 10,000-20,000 men.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Results in the religious freedom of protestants. End the French Wars of Religion.