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The Gutenburg Printing Press is invented. This is important becuase it spread news much faster and highered the literacy rate by a ton. -
The carval is invented. This is important because it makes travel much faster, easier, and safer. -
Pedro Cabral went across the atlantic ocean and discovered Brazil. Pedro is from Portugal which is why brazillians talk Portuguese.
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Due to his sucsess in India, Vasco is able to send a new fleet. In1502 he forces a treaty of cooperation on the ruler of Calicut
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Named after an Italian sailor, Amerigo Vespucci, the newly found worlds are named "America" after Amerigo and his travels.
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Vasco discoverd the pacific ocean and called it the "south sea" this is impotant because it changed many water routes and made it easier to sail.
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Martin Luther was upset with the church for making stuff up that wasnt in the Bible, like indulgences. In result of this he post 95 theses expalining why the pope is an anti-christ. this is imporant because his belief, and the theses overall created a new religion, Lutherisim. -
Hernana Cortez was a conquisador, that conquered South America. When he made it to South America he first landed in Mexico.
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Ferdinad was the first person to cicumnavigate the globe. It took him three years to complete his voyage but did end up making it back to Spain. -
The Diet of Worms was a meeting held in Worms Germany to discuss Martin Luther and the theses he posted. This is important because it exccuminicated Luther from the church and was the start of a new religion Lutherisim. -
Fransiscco Pizzaro conquers the inca empior. he dose this by sailing to Peru in 1533.
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Henry VIII believing his wife Katherine of Arogon couldnt have sons, wanted an annulment. The pope refusing to give him an annulment, as it is agaisnt the church, angered Henry so he left the church and created his own religion with Thomas Crammer, Anglecisim. This is important because it leads to a religoius crisis of which religion was the right one to believe in. -
Catholicism was loosing a lot of member becuase of other religions. The counter refermation was trying to convert pepole back to Catholisim. They did this by saying good things about the catholic church and bad things about prodestants.
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The Council of Trent was a meeting that discussed all of the things wrong with the catholic chruch, so it can stop lossing members. This is importan because it resolved indulgences, and any other reasons wy pepole would diregard the church. -
The Book of Common Prayer is written. This book is used by Lutherist, Calvinist, and Anglicans. -
Mary Tudour was Catherine of Argons daughter who came into throne after Edward VI died in 1553. Mary tudors was best known for turning England back catholic and killing a lot of pepole in the process, thats why she gained the nickname, "Bloody Mary".
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Phillip II came into reign after Charles V quits. Phillip was obssed with centralism, which soon lead to the Spanish Armada.
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Thomas Crammer was burnt at stake by Mary Tudour for heresy. Mary hated Thomas for annuling her parents and for being Prodestant, when her reign started she either killed or kicked out every prodestant in England, Crammer being one of them. -
After Marys death, Elizabeth the first became queen of England. Elizabeth turned England back to Aglecian, but had religous tolerance. If you were already prodestant she would force you to switch back, but you werent allowed to convert to being prodestant, only Anglecian. -
Bartholomew's Day Massacre was an event that occured the day of Margeret and Henry's wedding a man named Coligny,a Protestant and everyone followed their example. -
The Spanish Armada happened because Phillip II belived if he killed all prodestants God would reward Spain. The armada wasnt made to directly invade England, it was to send Netherland troops to England. The invasion was a faliure as the cannon ball dint work and Francis Drake sabotaged the ships. in result it caused a religious crisis because God dint help Spain. -
Henry of Navarre wanted France more centralized. He created the edict of Nantes to help centralize power and create religious tolerence.
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Mercantilism an economic system where countries try to make more than the countries aorund them. this is important because it lead to balance of trade, which was getting more exports thatn imports.
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The Dutch East India Company was a company made to protect the states trade in the Indian Ocean. It quickly became the biggest and most powerful company at that time. It was so powerful that it could make whatever desisions they wanted and start wars. -
Charles I wanted Scotland to be Aglecian but needs money to go to war. Charles asks Parliment. Parliment wants to help so they dont get taken over.
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Parliment was constantly mad at Charles for levying taxes and giving perogative courts. Charles kept disobeying parliment even when they signed the petition of right. Later there is a civil war between the cavaliers(Charles side) and the roundheads(Parliments side). The cavaliers losse the war but Charles refuses to give up because "God choose him" as he was a firm beliver in divine right. Later they executed charles by chopping off his head. -
After Charles died England became a republic. this means there is no kings and no House of Lords. Calvinism also became the offical religion of England, but they dont ban Aglecisim. When Oliver Cromwell dies commwealth soon falls apart.
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Louis XIV built a house that demonstrates power. in order to build the house and pay for the expenses he would tell nobles" if you give me a few million dollars I will exempt you from taxes forever" Later this would cause a huge decline in wealth because the only money the french goverment is getting is taxes from peasants. -
William of Orange and Jame's daughter conquer England. James flees to France
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William and Mary create a bill of rights that states there is going t be a constitutional monarch, parliment has the right to pass laws and taxes, a king cannot pass taxes, no more perogative courts.