Leif ericson

Leif Ericson

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  • Aug 31, 1347

    Black Death

    Black Death
    Took a greater toll of life than any known war up to that time.
  • Aug 31, 1378

    Great Schism

    Great Schism
    During this time, there were two (sometimes three) Popes. The cause was the move of the papacy.
  • Sep 4, 1440

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Machine where images can be put onto paper. The printing press made it easier to copy instead of write.
  • Aug 31, 1487

    Spanish Inquisition

    Spanish Inquisition
    The church set up a court called the Inquisition where they examined people of hersey, or going against the church.
  • Aug 31, 1492

    Muslim Moors

    Muslim Moors
    They ruled Spain hundreds of years ago, they implanted there Muslim culture in the southwest and southeast for 800 years.
  • Sep 4, 1492

    Christopher Colombus

    Christopher Colombus
    Italian navigator who discovered the new world for Spain.
  • Sep 4, 1497

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    An Italian explorer sailing for England. He was the first European to reach North America.
  • Sep 4, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Protestant Reformation
    Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic faith and started the Lutheran faith.
  • Aug 31, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    Hernando Cortes
    Overthrew the Aztec empire, and captured the wealth of the Aztec for Spain.
  • Sep 4, 1531

    Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Apparition

    Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Apparition
    An appariation of the Virgin Mary to a man named Juan Diego that changed his heritage's faith forever.
  • Sep 4, 1531

    King Henry VIII & Church of Engand

    King Henry VIII & Church of Engand
    The Pope refused to give King Henry an annulment, so he started his own church and had his own archbishop give him an anullment. The parliament passed the act of supermacy.
  • Aug 31, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro
    He conquered Peru, and traveled to the Carribean Islands Hispanoila for Spain.
  • Aug 31, 1545

    Council of Trent

    Council of Trent
    Reacting against protestants, it refirmed catholic belief.

  • Roanoke

    Roanoke
    An important financial, trade, industrial, and transportation center.

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    Named after King James I, where first English colony setteled.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Henry Hudson searched for a northeast or northwest passage, that would lead to Asia. Although he didnt succeed, they did explore and map a lot of North America.

  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis XIV
    King Louis became king of France and ruled with complete monarcy

  • Marquette & Joliet

    Marquette & Joliet
    Marquette and Joliet searched together, and found the Mississippi river. They were the first Europeans to follow the course of the river.

  • Leif Ericson

    Leif Ericson
    The first European to land on the North American continent.