Big Events of World History II

By morgan_rickman
  • John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
    Jul 6, 1415

    John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church

    • Bohemian religious leader
    • Advocated ideas similar to Wycliffe
    • Arrested, tried as a heritic
  • Gutenburg invented the printing press
    Oct 31, 1439

    Gutenburg invented the printing press

    Growth of literacy was stinulated by Gutenburg
  • Ottoman empire conquered Istanbul and renamed it Constantinople
    Oct 29, 1453

    Ottoman empire conquered Istanbul and renamed it Constantinople

    Invaded
  • Copernicus creates the heliocentric theory, stating the sun was the the center of the universe
    Oct 31, 1473

    Copernicus creates the heliocentric theory, stating the sun was the the center of the universe

    Kepler's work improved his theory by adding mathmatic reasoning
  • Christopher columbus was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
    Oct 29, 1492

    Christopher columbus was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia

    "1492 Christopher Colombus sailed the ocean blue"
  • Leonardo De Vinci painted the Last Supper
    Oct 27, 1495

    Leonardo De Vinci painted the Last Supper

    Along with The Mona Lisa
  • Tobacco was shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the African Slaves
    Oct 31, 1500

    Tobacco was shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the African Slaves

    trade route across the atlantic
  • De Gama sailed establishes trade with India for the Portuguese
    Nov 3, 1501

    De Gama sailed establishes trade with India for the Portuguese

    Also the all water route to Asia
  • Martin Luther nails 95 Thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman Empire
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nails 95 Thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman Empire

    View-
    * Salvation by faith alone
    * Bible as the ultimate authority
    *All humans equal before God
    * Doesn't aprove of the selling of indulgences
    Actions-
    * 95 Thesis
    * Birth of Protestant Church (none Cathlic)
  • Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
    Oct 31, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world

    First to cross the Pacific Ocean & to Circumnavigate (sail around) the globe. Explored the Phillipine Islands turning them into major spanish base for trade in Pacific
  • Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces conequered the Aztec Empire
    Oct 31, 1521

    Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces conequered the Aztec Empire

    Gained control over Mexico by 1550
  • Followers of the Caatholic Church gathered at the Council of Trent
    Oct 31, 1524

    Followers of the Caatholic Church gathered at the Council of Trent

  • King Henry VIII broke from the Cathloic church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Oct 27, 1534

    King Henry VIII broke from the Cathloic church in Rome and divorced his wife

    Views-
    *Dismissed (no longer rule) the authority of the Pope in Rome
    Actions-
    *Divorced
    *Appropriated (took) lands and wealth of the Roman Cathlic Church in England
  • Cartier exploered the St. Lawerence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada
    Nov 3, 1534

    Cartier exploered the St. Lawerence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada

    Officailly discovered Canada
  • The Jesuits were created during the Council of Trent
    Nov 3, 1534

    The Jesuits were created during the Council of Trent

    Society of Jesus
  • Queen Elizabeth I becane the head of the Anglican Church
    Oct 31, 1555

    Queen Elizabeth I becane the head of the Anglican Church

    Also the Spanish Armada
  • John Calvin beliefs established the idea of Pedestination
    Oct 31, 1561

    John Calvin beliefs established the idea of Pedestination

    (The Calvinist tradition)
  • William Harvy studies the animals and antomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system
    Nov 3, 1578

    William Harvy studies the animals and antomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system

    with help from his teacher
  • Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada

    Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada

    Views-
    * As queen, Elizabeth was head of the Anglican Church
    * Tolerance for decenters
    Actions-
    * Expansion and colonialism
  • Galileo Uses his telescope to prove the Heliocentric Theory correct

    Galileo Uses his telescope to prove the Heliocentric Theory correct

    used to observe stars and other planets
  • The Thirty Year war was fough in Germany

    The Thirty Year war was fough in Germany

    Was one of the greatest and longest armed contests of the early modern period.
  • Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles

    Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles

    Resedence of all the Kings
  • Luis XIV Revoked (stopped) the Edict of Nantes Which gave Huguenots fredom of religion in France

    Luis XIV Revoked (stopped) the Edict of Nantes Which gave Huguenots fredom of religion in France

  • Peter the Great Westernizes Russia

    Peter the Great Westernizes Russia

    Changed the wat Russans thought about things. The way they dressed.