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AP Euro Timeline

By Gavin M
  • Invention Of The Printing Press
    1450

    Invention Of The Printing Press

    Gutenberg invents the printing press which leads to many people learning to read and write. Also it leads to mass production of literature and text.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    The Byzantine empire was invaded and taken over by the Ottoman empire.
  • Period: 1485 to

    Tudor Dynasty

    A royal house that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. They established the Church of England and launched early British colonization .
  • Columbus goes to America
    1492

    Columbus goes to America

    Columbus sails across the ocean blue looking for a direct route to Asia but instead runs into America.
  • Completion of the Reconquista in Spain
    1492

    Completion of the Reconquista in Spain

    The end of Muslim rule in Spain because of the catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. This led to the spread of Christianity.
  • Alhambra Decree
    1493

    Alhambra Decree

    King Ferdinand and Isabella forced Jews and Muslims to convert to Christianity or leave spain. This lead to a huge drop of population and led to social and economical instability
  • Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel
    1512

    Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo created one of the most famous pieces of arts on the altar wall in the Sistine chapel. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling and he started in 1508.
  • Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses

    Martin Luther launches the Protestant Reformation. It's a list of arguments against the Catholic Church's and criticizing them about there ways.
  • Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms
    1521

    Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms

    Martin Luther wa told to recant his writing but refused and defended his writing instead.
  • Machiavelli’s The Prince is published
    1532

    Machiavelli’s The Prince is published

    the book details strategies for leaders arguing that a ruler should be willing to act immorally if necessary to secure their rule.
  • Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII
    1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII

    A law declaring King Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England
  • Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
    1543

    Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

    proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, where the Sun is at the center and the Earth is a planet that rotates daily and orbits the Sun annually.
  • Period: 1544 to 1563

    Council of Trent (Catholic Reformation)

    responded to the Protestant Reformation by clarifying Catholic doctrine and reforming the Church
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    A treaty signed in 1555 that ended the religious conflict between Catholics and Lutherans within the HRE.
  • St. Bartholomew's Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Massacre

    a series of targeted assassinations and mob violence against Huguenots in Paris.
  • Period: to

    War of the Three Henrys

    the final conflict of the French Wars of Religion. Fought between King Henry III, the Catholic League leader Henry of Guise, and the Protestant Henry of Navarre
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The english navy's successful naval campaign against a massive Spanish invasion fleet, which prevented Spain from conquering England.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    A decree signed in 1598 by France's King Henry IV that granted French Protestants substantial rights in a predominantly Catholic nation.