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1 CE
Jesus founded Christianity
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105
Paper was invented by China
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800
Songhai Empire was established in Africa
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1231
Ferdinand and Isabella began the Inquisition
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1299
The Ottoman empire began in South East Europe and North Horn of Africa
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1415
John Wyclif was burned at the stake for heresy
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1415
John Hus was burned at the stake for heresy
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1440
Gutenburg Invented the Printing pres
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1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
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Period: 1492 to
God, Gold and Glory were the 3 reasons for exploration
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1498
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
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1499
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
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1510
King Henry VIII broke away from the catholic church in Rome to divorce his wife
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1512
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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1517
Martin Luther Nailed 95 Theses to a church door
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1519
Ferdinand Magellan’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
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1519
Hernan Cortes defeats the Aztecs
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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
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1521
Hernan Cortes overthrows the Aztecs
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1526
The Mughal Empire began in India
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1534
Jacques Cartier explored St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France
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1534
Act of supremacy divides England from Rome
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1540
Jesuits were created during the Northern Renaissance
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1559
Queen Elizabeth became head of the Anglican church
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1561
John Calvin comes up with predestination
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Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish armada
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Period: to
Holy Roman Emperor got France involved in the 30 years war
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Slaves were traded on the Middle Passage and Triangular trade
