World HIstory

Henry VIII founds Anglican Church

1549 BCE

Under King Henry VIII in the 16th century the Church of England broke with Rome largely because Pope Clement VII refused to grant Henry an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

1503 BCE

Da Vinci was an Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer. Leonardo da Vinci is probably the world’s most-famous painter. when Leonardo was living in Florence he now hangs in the Louvre in paris.

Naming of the "new world"

1499 BCE

Vespucci was a navigator that traveled to “the new world” in 1499 and 1502. In 1507, a German cartographer, Martin Waldseemuller chose to make a new map that included the new world. He and two scholarly partners were aware of Vespucci’s writings and were ignorant of Columbus’s expeditions.

Renaissance begins

1401 BCE

from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age. The intellectual basis of the Renaissance was its own invented version of humanism, derived from the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, such as that of Protagoras, who said that "Man is the measure of all things."

Black Death begins in Europe

May 20, 1345

The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea. Most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead, and those who were still alive were gravely ill. They were overcome with fever, unable to keep food down and delirious from pain. Over the next five years the mysterious Black Death would kill more than 20 million people in Europe–almost one-third of the continent’s population.

Johannes Gutenberg - printing press

Feb 3, 1468

in 1439 Gutenberg was the first European to use the printing press and movable type in Europe. His truly epochal invention was the combination of these elements into a practical system that allowed the mass production of printed books and was economically viable for printers and readers alike. Gutenberg's method for making type is traditionally considered to have included a type metal alloy and a hand mould for casting type.

1st voyage of Columbus

Aug 3, 1492

On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani. When Columbus arrived back in Spain on March 15, 1493, he immediately wrote a letter announcing his discoveries to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella who had helped finance his trip.

Da Gama lands in india

May 20, 1498

Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa. in 1499 he had to fight his way out of the harbor on his return trip home. In 1502 he led a squadron of ships to Calicut to avenge the massacre of Portuguese explorers there and succeeded in subduing the inhabitants. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497 rounded the Cape of Good Hope and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa.

Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel

Nov 1, 1512

The Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The ceiling is that of the Sistine Chapel, the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV, for whom the chapel is named. The ceiling's various painted elements form part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Chapel. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis.

Martin Luther posts 95 theses

Oct 31, 1517

Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history’s most significant figures. In Martin belief he wrote “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” also known as “The 95 Theses,”.

Magellan starts his "around the world" trip

Aug 10, 1519

En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. The voyage was long and dangerous, and only one ship returned home three years later. Magellan was killed in battle on the voyage, but his ambitious expedition proved that the globe could be circled by sea.

Pizarro invades the Inca Empire

Nov 15, 1532

In 1531, he sailed down to Peru, landing at Tumbes. Pizarro led his army up the Andes Mountains and on November 15, 1532, reached the Inca town of Cajamarca, where Atahuallpa was enjoying the hot springs in preparation for his march on Cuzco, the capital of his brother's kingdom. Francisco Pizarro was the son of a Spanish gentleman and worked as a swineherder in his youth. He became a soldier and in 1502 went to Hispaniola with the new Spanish governor of the New World colony.

Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel. She depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers. One of her first actions as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church of which she became the Supreme Governor. As she grew older Elizabeth became famous for her virginity.

Council of Trent

Dec 13, 1545

between 1545 and 1563 in Trento (Trent) and Bologna, northern Italy, was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.

Slave trade across Atlantic

Jan 1, 1808

The South Atlantic and Caribbean economic system centered on producing commodity crops, making goods and clothing to sell in Europe and increasing the numbers of African slaves brought to the New World. This was crucial to those western European countries which in the late 17th and 18th centuries were vying with each other to create overseas empires. he Portuguese were the first to engage in the New World slave trade in the 16th century.