Modern World History CD

  • Italian war
    1494

    Italian war

    King Charles VII of France invaded Italy, This began a series of war. France and Spain fought for control over Italy. A important Impact Of the war was that it helped expose the rest of Europe to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance.
  • Martin Luther writes 95 theses
    1517

    Martin Luther writes 95 theses

    Luther wrote criticism of indulgences and sent them to the Archbishop of Mainz.
  • Edict of Worms
    1521

    Edict of Worms

    A set of laws that said that no one could give food and shelter to Martin Luther, all his books were to be burned.
  • Peasants War
    1524

    Peasants War

    Tens of thousands of German peasants had stormed castles the reason why they did this was because of high taxes, and unequal power.
  • Swiss Civil war
    1531

    Swiss Civil war

    Swiss protestants and catholics had broke out into a war Zwingli had died.
  • Act of Supremacy
    1532

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry IV head of the Church of England.
  • Thomas More Executed
    1535

    Thomas More Executed

    Refused to take the oath of supremacy and quilt of hieghtreasny.
  • Anabaptists settle in Muster
    1535

    Anabaptists settle in Muster

    They said that the Anabaptist threatened society, and they had fled to Muster. They had became forerunners of the Mennonites and the Amish.
  • John Calvin institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvin institutes of the Christian Religion

    Expresses ideas about god, salvation, and human nature. It was a summary of Protestant theology, or religion beliefs.
  • Jesuit order Founded
    1540

    Jesuit order Founded

    Ignatius of Loyola had gathered followers created religious order called society of Zeus, they were called jesuit and they focused on three activities.
  • Start of Roman inquistion
    1542

    Start of Roman inquistion

    The purpose is to Impose religious uniformity, especially on converted jews and muslims.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    Catholic bishops an cardinals agreed on several doctrines.
  • peace of Augsburg
    1555

    peace of Augsburg

    Agreement on all the princes could choose the region they wanted to teach their religion.
  • Reign of Elizabeth
    1559

    Reign of Elizabeth

    Established a state church with moderate catholics and moderate protestants.
  • Scotland becomes Calvinst
    1560

    Scotland becomes Calvinst

    He admired Geneva and helped spread Calvinist.
  • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    The Catholics had killed French Protestants.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    King Henry IV signed Edict of Nantes and allowed most Calvinist Protestants of France rights in the nation, which was mostly Catholic.