Big Events of World History II

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  • John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the catholic church
    Oct 27, 1415

    John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the catholic church

    John Huss went against rule of the church and was burned alive
  • Guttenburg invented the printing press
    Oct 31, 1439

    Guttenburg invented the printing press

    The printing press would be revolutionary for literature and writing all alike
  • Ottomans conquered Istanbul and renamed it to Constatinople
    Oct 31, 1453

    Ottomans conquered Istanbul and renamed it to Constatinople

    The Ottomans captured Istanbul and made it their own city
  • Copernicus creates the Heliocentric Theory, stated the sun was center of universe
    Oct 31, 1473

    Copernicus creates the Heliocentric Theory, stated the sun was center of universe

    Copernicus produced a new thoery about our universe
  • Colombus was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
    Oct 31, 1492

    Colombus was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia

    Columbus sailed west and reached North America instead of Asia
  • Martin Luther nails the 95 thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
    Oct 27, 1495

    Martin Luther nails the 95 thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

    Martin Luther was angered with the church because of the selling of indulgences. He then wrote 95 thesis and nailed them to the church.
  • Da Gama established trade with India for Portugal
    Oct 31, 1498

    Da Gama established trade with India for Portugal

    Vasco Da Gama created a new trade route for Portugal
  • Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
    Oct 31, 1519

    Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world

    Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe
  • Da Vinci painted The Last Supper
    Oct 27, 1520

    Da Vinci painted The Last Supper

    Da Vinci painted a depitction of The Last Supper
  • Hernando Cortez and his forces conquered the Aztecs
    Oct 31, 1521

    Hernando Cortez and his forces conquered the Aztecs

    Cortez defeats the Aztecs and takes over their capital
  • King Henry The 8th broke fromthe Catholic church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Oct 27, 1533

    King Henry The 8th broke fromthe Catholic church in Rome and divorced his wife

    King Henry divorced his wife because she had yet to give him a heir to the throne
  • Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada
    Oct 31, 1534

    Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Montreal leading the French Claim to Canada

    Jaques Cartier led France to lay claim to Canada
  • John Calvin beliefs established the ideas of predestination
    Oct 31, 1536

    John Calvin beliefs established the ideas of predestination

    John Calvin presents his new religous idea and theories
  • The Jesuits were created during the Council of Trent
    Oct 31, 1540

    The Jesuits were created during the Council of Trent

    The jesuits were created and established
  • Followers of the Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent
    Oct 31, 1545

    Followers of the Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent meets to discuss the Church
  • Queen Elizabeth 1 becomes head of the Anglican Church
    Oct 31, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth 1 becomes head of the Anglican Church

    Queen Elizabeth takes head of the English Church
  • Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada

    Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada

    Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish
  • African Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the Americas

    African Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade to the Americas

    African Slaves were used in the new Americas
  • Galileo uses his telescope to prove the Heliocentric Theory

    Galileo uses his telescope to prove the Heliocentric Theory

    Galileo proves Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory
  • The Thirty Years War was fought in Germany

    The Thirty Years War was fought in Germany

    The Thirty Years war started
  • Louis the 14th revoked the Edict of Nantes which gave Huguenots freedom of religion in France

    Louis the 14th revoked the Edict of Nantes which gave Huguenots freedom of religion in France

    Th Edict of Nantes was revoked, which in turn did not give Huguenots religous freedom
  • William Harvey studies the animal anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system

    William Harvey studies the animal anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system

    Harvey published a book on his final theory of the animal anatomy
  • Louis builds the Palace of Versailles

    Louis builds the Palace of Versailles

    The Palace of Versailles is completed
  • Peter The Great westernized Russia

    Peter The Great westernized Russia

    Russia is westernized