Leif ericson

Leif Ericson

  • Black Death
    Aug 31, 1347

    Black Death

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

    Great Schism

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

    Printing Press

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

    Spanish Inquisition

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

    Muslim Moors

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

    Christopher Colombus

    Italian navigator who discovered the new world for Spain.
  • John Cabot
    Sep 4, 1497

    John Cabot

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

    Protestant Reformation

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

    Hernando Cortes

    Overthrew the Aztec empire, and captured the wealth of the Aztec for Spain.
  • Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe Apparition
    Sep 4, 1531

    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.
  • King Henry VIII & Church of Engand
    Sep 4, 1531

    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.
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Aug 31, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    He conquered Peru, and traveled to the Carribean Islands Hispanoila for Spain.
  • Council of Trent
    Aug 31, 1545

    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.